ME 521 Intermediate Fluid Mechanics (3 CH) Spring 2021

Pre-Requisite: Undergarduate Fluid Mechanics

Instructor: Dr. Ali Turab Jafry
Office # G-17 FME, GIK Institute, Ext. 2528
Email: ali.turab@giki.edu.pk
Class Hours: TBA

Course Introduction
This course focuses on theory and concepts of basic and advanced fluid mechanics. The aim of this course is to understand and analyze
the motions of fluid flows and learn to express them by applying the conservation laws. Moreover, this course will also help to cultivate
the capabilities of students describing physical phenomena of fluid motions occurring in engineering problems.
Course Contents
1. Introduction & Basic Concepts of Fluid Mechanics:
Fluid Mechanics, Continuum Hypothesis, Transport Phenomena, Surface Tension, Fluid Statics, Classical Thermodynamics,
Perfect Gas, Static Equilibrium of a Compressible Medium
2. Cartesian Tensors:
Scalars and Vectors, Rotation of Axes: Formal Definition of a Vector, Multiplication of Matrices, Second-Order Tensor,
Contraction and Multiplication, Force on a Surface, Kronecker Delta and Alternating Tensor, Dot Product, Cross Product,
Operators: Gradient. Divergence. and Curl, Symmetric and Antisymmetric Tensors, Gauss’ Theorem
3. Kinematics:
Lagrangian and Eulerian Specifications, Material Derivative, Streamline. Path Line. and Streak Line, Reference Frame and
Streamline Pattern, Linear Strain Rate, Shear Strain Rate, Vorticity and Circulation, Relative Motion near a Point: Principal Axes,
Kinematic Considerations of Parallel Shear Flows, Kinematic Considerations of Vortex Flows, One, Two and Three-Dimensional
Flows, The Stream function,
4. Conservation Laws:
Introduction, Time Derivatives of Volume Integrals, Conservation of Mass, Conservation of Momentum, Angular Momentum
Principle for a Fixed Volume, Constitutive Equation for Newtonian Fluid, Navier-Stokes Equation, Origin of Forces in Fluid
Mechanical Energy Equation, Bernoulli Equation
5. Vorticity Dynamics:
Vortex Lines and Vortex Tubes, Role of Viscosity in Rotational and Irrotational Vortices, Kelvin's Circulation Theorem, Vorticity
Equation in a Non-rotating Frame, Vorticity Equation in a Rotating Frame, Irrotational Vortices, Vortex Sheet
6. Irrotational Flow:
Relevance of Irrotational Flow Theory, Velocity Potential: Laplace Equation, Application of Complex Variables, Flow at a Wall
Angle, Sources and Sinks, Irrotational Vortex, Doublet, Flow past: a Half-Body, a Circular Cylinder without Circulation, a
Circular Cylinder with Circulation, Kutta condition.
Overall Grading Policy
Assessment Items Percentage
Quizzes 10%
Assignment Sessions 20%
Midterm Exam 30%
Final Exam 40%
Text and Reference Books
Text books:
• P. K. Kundu and I. M. Cohen, “Fluid Mechanics”, 5th Edition, Elsevier, Academic Press, (2012).
Reference books:
• W. P. Graebel, “Advanced Fluid Mechanics”, 1st Edition, Academic Press, Elsevier, (2007).
• Y. A. Cengel, “Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications”, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill Education, (2013).
• Munson and Young, “Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics”, 7th edition, Jhon Wiley & Sons, (2014).

Administrative Instruction
▪ According to institute policy, 80% attendance is mandatory to appear in the final examination.
▪ Assignments must be submitted as per instructions mentioned in the assignments.
▪ In any case, there will be no retake of (scheduled/surprise) quizzes.
▪ For queries, kindly follow the office hours in order to avoid any inconvenience.