APSC 253 – Fluid Mechanics I

Contact Information
Dr. Claire Yan, P.Eng.
School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
UBC Okanagan Campus, EME 4221
Tel: 250-807-8631
Email: yu.yan@ubc.ca

1. Course Structure/Operation

 Lectures Tue Fri 2:00-3:30 pm EME 050

 Tutorials
Tutorial TA Session Time Classroom
Ehsan Samiei T0A Fri 8:30-9:30 am FIP 124
<ehsan.samiei@ubc.ca> T0B Wed 8:30-9:30 am FIP 124
Muneer Ahmed T0C Mon 8:30-9:30 am FIP 124
<muneerahmed84@gmail.com> T0D Fri 1:00-2:00 pm FIP 124
Husnain Haider T0E Tue 12:00-1:00 pm ART 106
<husnain.haider@ubc.ca> T0F Mon 2:30-3:30 pm FIP 138

Note: (1) All tutorial sessions will start from the second week (Jan. 13-17)
(2) There will be no tutorials during the reading week (Feb. 17-21)

 Labs
Lab TA Session Time Lab
Mohammad Kamali L1A
Tue 11:00-1:00 pm
< m_kamali83@yahoo.com > L1B
Kafi Wahidunnabi L1C
Wed 8:00-10:00 am
< kafi.wahidunnabi@ubc.ca > L1D EME
Muneer Ahmed L1E 2223
Thu 11:00-1:00 pm
<muneerahmed84@gmail.com> L1F
L1G
Hojatollah Rezaei Nejad Fri 8:30-10:30 am
L1H
< hojatollah.rezaeinejad@ubc.ca >
L1I Wed 3:30-5:30 pm

Note: (1) Lab sessions A, C, E, G, I will start from the third week (Jan. 20-24); Lab
sessions B, D, F, H will start from the fourth week (Jan. 27-31);
(2) There will be no labs during the reading week (Feb. 17-21)

 Office Hours Mon, Wed 1:00-2:00 pm or by appointment

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2. Learning Objectives

This course introduces fundamental concepts and applications in fluid mechanics,

including fluid properties, pressure and hydrostatic forces, conservation of mass,
momentum and energy, flow in pipes, fluid kinematics, and dimensional analysis. By the
end of the course, students should be able to
 Understand fluid properties and their roles in fluid flows
 Calculate hydrostatic forces on submerged surfaces and buoyancy forces on
submerged bodies
 Analyze flow in pipes including major and minor losses
 Understand the principles of common flow measurement devices
 Analyze flow problems with conservation laws of mass, momentum and energy
 Understand similarity and perform dimensional analysis

3. Calendar Description

APSC 253 (3) Fluid Mechanics I

Fluid properties and fluid statics; principles of conservation of mass, momentum, and
energy; laminar and turbulent flow; dimensional analysis; pipe flow; valves and fittings,
flow measurements. [3-2*-1]
Prerequisite: All of APSC 180, APSC 181, APSC 248.

4. Texts and Bibliography

 Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications (3rd ed.) by Cengel and

Cimbala, McGraw Hill

 Register on the McGraw Hill Connect website for the e-book and additional course
material
http://connect.mcgraw-hill.com/class/ubco_apsc253

5. Detailed Course Outline

Topics to be covered from the textbook:
Ch1: Introduction and basic concepts (§1-1~§1-8)
 What is a fluid?
 Classification of fluid flows
 System and control volume
 Dimensions and units
Ch2: Properties of fluids (§2-1~§2-7)
 Density, pressure, speed of sound, viscosity, surface tension, specific heat
Ch3: Pressure and Fluid Statics (§3-1~§3-7)
 Variation of pressure with depth
 Barometer and manometer
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  Hydrostatic forces on plane and curved surfaces
 Buoyancy and stability
 Fluids in rigid body motion
Ch5: Bernoulli and Energy Equation (§5-1~§5-6)
 Conservation of mass
 The Bernoulli equation
 General energy equation and analysis of steady flows
Ch8: Internal flow (§8-1~§8-8)
 Laminar and turbulent flows in pipes
 Major losses, friction factor and the Moody chart
 Minor losses
 Piping networks
 Flow measurement
Ch4: Fluid Kinematics (§4-1~§4-3, §4-5~§4-6)
 Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions
 Flow patterns
 The Reynolds transport theorem
Ch6: Momentum analysis of flow systems (§6-1~§6-6)
 Control volume
 The linear momentum equation
 The angular momentum equation
Ch7: Dimensional analysis and modelling (§7-1~§7-5)
 Dimensional homogeneity
 The Buckingham PI theorem
 Dimensional analysis and similarity

6. Grading System
Assignments: 15%
Labs: 15%
Midterm: 25%
Final exam: 45%
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100%

7. Assessment Strategies

Assignments

 Weekly assignments will be available on http://connect.mcgraw-

hill.com/class/ubco_apsc253 . Practicing assignments helps students understand
course materials and develop analytical and problem-solving skills. Students are
strongly encouraged to work on these assignments individually.

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 Labs

 There are five experiments in total. Lab manuals and schedule are posted on the UBC
Blackboard Connect.
 Students are required to study the lab manual and complete the pre-lab homework
before they go to each lab session.
 Attendance is required to receive marks for labs. Students, who do not attend a
lab, will receive zero mark for that lab even if they contribute to the lab report
writing.
 Each group should submit a group report for each experiment. The lab report is due
one week after the date of the experiment unless specified otherwise.

Exams

 The midterm is scheduled on Feb 25, 2014, 2:00-3:30 pm in EME 050 and SCI 337.
 Check the final exam schedule online at the end of March.

8. Missed Assignments and Exams

“The University is committed to supporting students in their academic pursuits. Students

may request academic concession in circumstances that may adversely affect their
attendance or performance in a course or program. Generally, such circumstances fall
into one of two categories: conflicting responsibilities and unforeseen events.
[…]
Students with conflicting responsibilities have a duty to arrange their course schedules so
as to avoid as much as possible any conflicts with course requirements. Students with
such responsibilities are also required to discuss with their course instructor(s) at the start
of each term, or as soon as a conflicting responsibility arises, any accommodation that
may be requested. Instructors may not be able to comply with all such requests especially
if the academic standards and integrity of the course or program could be compromised.
[...]
“Students who, because of unforeseen events, are absent during the term and are unable
to complete tests or other graded work, should normally discuss with their instructors
how they can make up for missed work, according to written guidelines given to them at
the start of the course. Instructors are not required to make allowance for any missed test
or incomplete work that is not satisfactorily accounted for. If ill health is an issue,
students are encouraged to seek attention from a health professional. Campus Health and
Counselling will normally provide documentation only to students who have been seen
previously at these offices for treatment or counselling specific to conditions associated
with their academic difficulties. Students who feel that requests for consideration have
not been dealt with fairly by their instructors may take their concerns to [Dr. Spiro
Yannacopoulos, Director, School of Engineering]"

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 A more detailed description of academic concession, definitions and links related
University’s policies may be found in the Academic Calendar at
http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/okanagan/?tree=3,48,0,0

9. Disability Assistance:

Students whom require disability-related accommodations to meet the course objectives

are encouraged to contact the Coordinator of Disability Resources located in the Student
Development and Advising area in the University Centre building. For more information
about Disability Resources or academic accommodations, please visit the website at:
http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/students/disres/welcome.html

10. Academic Integrity:

“The academic enterprise is founded on honesty, civility, and integrity. As members of

this enterprise, all students are expected to know, understand, and follow the codes of
conduct regarding academic integrity. At the most basic level, this means submitting
only original work done by you and acknowledging all sources of information or ideas
and attributing them to others as required. This also means you should not cheat, copy,
or mislead others about what is your work. Violations of academic integrity (i.e.,
misconduct) lead to the breakdown of the academic enterprise, and therefore serious
consequences arise and harsh sanctions are imposed. For example, incidences of
plagiarism or cheating may result in a mark of zero on the assignment or exam and more
serious consequences may apply if the matter is referred to the President’s Advisory
Committee on Student Discipline. Careful records are kept in order to monitor and
prevent recurrences.”

A more detailed description of academic integrity, including the University’s policies and
procedures, may be found in the Academic Calendar at
http://okanagan.students.ubc.ca/calendar/index.cfm?tree=3,54,111,0

11. Equity, Human Rights, Discrimination and Harassment:

UBC Okanagan is a place where every student, staff and faculty member should be able
to study and work in an environment that is free from human rights-based discrimination
and harassment. UBC prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of the
following grounds: age, ancestry, colour, family status, marital status, physical or mental
disability, place of origin, political belief, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or
unrelated criminal conviction.

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Students whom require assistance related to an issue of equity, discrimination or
harassment are encouraged to contact the Equity Office or the Equity Representative for
the School of Engineering.

UBC Okanagan Equity Advisor: www.ubc.ca/okanagan/equity

Unit Equity Representatives:

http://www.ubc.ca/okanagan/equity/programs/equityreps/unitcontacts.html