Course Syllabus

Course Information
ME 3115.001 & .002 – Fluid Mechanics Lab – Spring 2011
Room: ECSN 2.808, 2.810
Time: T 11:30 - 2:20 p.m., T 2:30 - 5:20 p.m
Final: No final

Professor Contact Information

Prof. Matthew Goeckner
Office: NSERL 3.408 and ESCN 2.514
Phone: (972) 883-4292/3
Email: goeckner @ utdallas . edu
Office Hours:
MWF 12:30-1:30
Or when my office door is open – I am usually here from 9 to 5.
(Call first to find which office I am in!)
By appointment (please use email to set this up!)
TA
Manali Shukla

Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, and/or Other Restrictions

Corequisite: MECH 3315

Course Description
MECH 3315 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (1 semester hour) Project-based course
associated with MECH 3315. Wind tunnel calibration and survey, wind tunnel
turbulence tests, boundary layer on a flat plate, static stability, design and
conduct experiments.

Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes

It is expected that the students will gain a fundamental physical and mathematical
understanding of this topic rather then memorizing the equations and situations.
By this, it is implied that the student will be able to correctly apply the lecture
course content to new situations so as to evaluate potential industrial applications
of electromagnetism through both physical induction and mathematical
analysis/computation.

Required Textbooks and Materials

Lab Manuals (supplied)

Suggested Course Materials

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Assignments & Academic Calendar

(Topics, Reading Assignments, Due Dates, Exam Dates)
All students will work in groups of 2 or 3. During the course of the semester They
will analyze a “FLUID DESIGN PROJECT” and propose improvements by the
end of the semester.

Beginning Report – find and report on a simple “FLUID DESIGN PROJECT”.

(THE PROJECT MUST BE APPROVED BY THE INSTRUCTOR PRIOR TO
WRITTING THE REPORT.) Such projects can be found via a literature search or
other avenues such as Engineers Without Borders (http://www.ewb-
usa.org/projects.php) or other places. Students are also encouraged to design
their own projects. The project examined must contain both incompressible
(liquid) and compressible (gas) fluids. Note these do not have to be complex
systems!
This report is to consist of the following:
1) An overview of the project (including where the information is from.)
2) A description of the various parts of the project – including how the
different parts are linked into a complete system.
3) An analysis of what possible areas of fluid mechanics are involved -
Compare these to the lab experiments that are available.
Try to find at least 10 possible labs and include them as possible
studies for the semester.

Lab Reports – Each lab report must consist of the following:

1) An overview of the project - including where the information is from.
(Can be repeated with each lab report.)
2) The basic theory that is being studied within the current lab.
(Must include both the math and a short discussion.)
3) The setup of the lab experiment
4) The results found with the experiments
5) How the results are related to the theory (including errors)
6) Suggested improvements to the DESIGN PROJECT based on the
theory and experimental result. Also make note of possible cost
issues here.

Final Report – report must consist of the following:

1) An introduction to the topic at hand including how it fits into the
DESIGN PROJECT
2) A description of the various parts of the project – including how the
different parts are linked into a complete system.
3) Suggested improvements to the project
i. Must be based on basic theory and experiments
ii. Must include simple cost analysis
iii. Must include (or at least discuss) interactions between various
suggested changes.
4) SIMPLE analysis of how such changes will affect costs and usability.
5) Final conclusions

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 ALL REPORTS SHOULD BE WRITTEN AS IF ONE WHERE SEEKING
APPROVAL FROM A BOSS.

Grading Policy
Beginning report 200 pts.
Labs will be graded out of 100 pts each.
Final report and recommendations 200 pts.

Students may complete up to 8 labs for a maximum of 700 pts.

Maximum total points = 1000 (Maximum total points = 1100)

Final grade will be on the standard scale:

A+ ≥ 98%
A 97.99-93%
A- 92.99-90%
etc.

All reports must be typed.

Course & Instructor Policies

(make-up exams, extra credit, late work, special assignments, class attendance, classroom citizenship, etc.)

Off-campus Instruction and Course Activities

Below is a description of any travel and/or risk-related activity associated with this course.

Policies and Procedures for Students

The University of Texas at Dallas provides a number of policies and procedures designed to provide
students with a safe and supportive learning environment. Brief summaries of the policies and procedures
are provided for you at http://provost.utdallas.edu/home/index.php/syllabus-policies-and-
procedures-text and include information about technical support, field trip policies, off-campus activities,
student conduct and discipline, academic integrity, copyright infringement, email use, withdrawal from
class, student grievance procedures, incomplete grades, access to Disability Services, and religious holy
days. You may also seek further information at these websites:
http://www.utdallas.edu/BusinessAffairs/Travel_Risk_Activities.htm
http://www.utdallas.edu/judicialaffairs/UTDJudicialAffairs-HOPV.html
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/copypol2.htm
http://www.utdallas.edu/disability/documentation/index.html
These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the Professor.

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