MEE 640 Fall 2009: Homework (HW) & Project Assignments:
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General Info: Syllabus/Topics*Office Hours and Info;*L* Class/HW/Lab/Exam Policies/Rules * Let's get acquainted: First Things First!*[PDF] * emails * Read 1st *  Some Suggestions for Problem Solving * Project Instructions * Lab Safety Rules* Handouts Etc.

Course/Catalog Description:
MEE 540: ADVANCED FLUID MECHANICS (3). Kinematics of fluid flow; plane irrotational and incompressible fluid flow; Navier-Stokes equations; hydrodynamic stability; turbulence; two-dimensional boundary layers in incompressible flow; flow separation. PRQ: Consent of department.

Textbook:
* Kundu, P. K., and Ira M. Cohen, Fluid Mechanics, 4th ed.* , Elsevier/Academic Press 2007/Elsevier, 2008. ISBN-10: 0123737354, ISBN-13: 978-0123737359. Web Link * Contents: 1 Introduction; 2 Cartesian Tensors; 3 Kinematics; 4 Conservation Laws; 5 Vorticity Dynamics; 6 Irrotational Flow; 7 Gravity Waves; 8 Dynamic Similarity; 9 Laminar Flow; ; 11 Computational Fluid Dynamics; 12 Instability; 13 Turbulence; 14 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics; 15 Aerodynamics; 16 Compressible Flow; 17 Introduction to Biofluid Mechanics; App. A Some Properties of Common Fluids; App. B Curvilinear Coordinates; App. C Founders of Modern Fluid Dynamics; App. D Visual Recourses; Index.

* Supplementary (undergraduate) Text:  Çengel, Y.A. and J.M. Cimbala, Fluid Mechanics, McGraw-Hill, 2006.ISBN: 0072472367. Web Link

Answer Forms: Quiz/Midterm/Final Exam; Multiple Choice; HW
Final Exam: TBA  101|* * * * 350 * | *ld*540*sp08* | Significant Digits

There may be verbal HW assignments given in class. Check with your classmates if you missed the class.**
*  Notes on Vectors and Tensors from a course at Penn State * Index Notation

Class: Th 6:00-8:40 PM in EB 221: Submit your assignment via email (or in person) before a deadline
Q&A: Class Delegate/Representative: Bishwadipa Das Adhikary (email: bishwadipa07@yahoo.com )

VERY IMPORTANT: Prerequisite for this MEE 540 ADVANCED FLUID MECHANICS is the undergraduate MEE 340 Fluid Mechanics or equivalent. Therefore, it is VERY important to review the related materials from our Supplementary (undergraduate) Text or equivalent before reading and studying our graduate Textbook materials. Usually, an undergraduate text starts from and explain physical concepts first and then derive related analytical correlations (usually easier for beginners), while a graduate textbook may use general and advanced mathematical tools to describe and "explain" physical concepts in general, thus missing some subtle  and basic details critical for a novice learner.

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Homework No. 1: Assigned in week of  Tu, 08-25-09 (Due as per rules if not specified otherwise:

(HW#1a due Tu 09-01-09):

1. Print (a) our class Syllabus (link above), (b) Class/HW/Lab/Exam Policies, and (c) Office Hours and Info posted on my Web site, www.kostic.niu.edu , sign it (upper right corner) and bring it for our next class meeting. Read the syllabus and its relevant links very carefully, and clarify with me all your concerns and doubts during our next class meeting.
2. Academic Integrity and Professional Ethics: Academic integrity, honesty and professional ethics are very important aspects of learning in colleges and universities and later in social and professional life. Go to Online Tutorial on Academic Integrity at http://www.ai.niu.edu/ai/students and obtain the Certificate of Completion, and submit it as HW. See also ASME Ethics Center.
3. Review Let's get acquainted: First Things First!*[PDF format is convenient for printing].
4. Send me an email (kostic@niu.edu) and copy to TA with the subject line (exactly but without quotes, you may cut-and-paste): " MEE 540fa09 Student E-mail Contact ," and a 80-120 word free-assay by introducing yourself and expressing your expectations and concerns about the subject after reviewing the syllabus (do not attach the assay as separate file but it must be within the email message - cut-and-paste if you use Word file for example). This email has to be sent by the deadline (BUT after reading very carefully the syllabus and its relevant links-Item (1) above) so that I can get your email address (using your email account you like to get responses to it) to make up email group list for our class, and be able to send you future class information via email (most of info will be also posted on our HW web page - if you ever change your email account you have to report it to me).
   NOTE: If the exact format/rules for the email are not followed (no exception) a credit of 1 point will be issued instead if 5 points. You may also get an Auto-Reply: Sorry that your email could not be processed since class keyword is missing in the Subject line and/or no sender's name at the massage end, as per our class rules."
    

TA Assignment at the beginning of every semester: Please print, read, and understand the following links:
     TA Work Description  and Important TA Role in Education Process, as well as relevant Course Syllabus, HW Assignments, Office Hours and Info, etc., and show all those to me during our next meeting. Email to me your contact information, your class and any other schedules during the current semester, and your TA Office Hours. More information at: www.kostic.niu.edu/GradAssts.html .

Additional references will be given during the lectures along with handouts.

(HW#1b due Tu 09-01-09):

1. Study thoroughly Chapter 1-3 (including examples) in our Supplementary (undergraduate) Text and be ready for a short Quiz our next class meeting. If you do not understand something, or have a different view or comment about something, submit it in writing before our next class meeting. I will answer all questions/comments before the Quiz starts. Review the Basic Engineering Science equations.
2. Do  Problems (to be posted) .
3. Study thoroughly the Kinematic Properties handout from "Viscous Fluid Flow," by F.M. White or another reference of your choice (see diagram or PPS) and prepare yourself for a brain-storming discussion and answering question for next class meeting. I would encourage you to read about the Fluid Flow Kinematics from other references you could find in library. If you show substantial knowledge you will get extra credit towards your final grade.
4. Derive Continuity equation in Cartesian 3-D coordinates as instructed in class (step-by-step with labeling reflecting physical meaning/concept).
5. Optional problem: Using the Navier-Stokes equations and neglecting the gravity force, derive the friction factor - Reynolds number relation (f=16/Re, where f=t _w/(r V ²/2) and Re=r VD/h ) for the fully-developed laminar flow in a horizontal circular pipe.

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