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Course Syllabus

Course Information ME 3115.001 & .002 Fluid Mechanics Lab FALL 2011 Room: ECSN 2.808, 2.810 Time: T 10:00 AM - 2:20 PM, T 1:00 - 3:45 PM Final: No final Professor Contact Information Section 001 Prof. Wonjae Choi Office: NSERL 4.704 (please call when you reach the first floor of NSERL) Phone: (972) 883-6625 Email: wonjae . choi @ utdallas . edu Office Hours: MW 1:00pm-2:00pm, F 11:00am-12:00pm Or by appointment (please use email to set this up!) Section 002 Prof. Matthew Goeckner Office: NSERL 3.408 and FO 2.610b Phone: (972) 883-4292/3 Email: goeckner @ utdallas . edu Office Hours: 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 Venkata Pillutla Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, and/or Other Restrictions Pre or 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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None 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.ewbusa.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.) 30% 2) A description of the various parts of the project including how the different parts are linked into a complete system. 30% 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. 40% 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.) 5% 2) The basic theory that is being studied within the current lab. (Must include both the math and a short discussion.) 20% 3) The setup of the lab experiment 20% 4) The results found with the experiments 29% 5) How the results are related to the theory (including errors) 20% 6) Suggested improvements to the DESIGN PROJECT based on the theory and experimental result. Also make note of possible cost issues here. 15% Final Report report must consist of the following: 1) An introduction to the topic at hand including how it fits into the DESIGN PROJECT 5% 2) A description of the various parts of the project including how the different parts are linked into a complete system. 5% 3) Suggested improvements to the project i. Must be based on basic theory and experiments 20% ii. Must include simple cost analysis 20% iii. Must include (or at least discuss) interactions between various suggested changes. 20% 4) SIMPLE analysis of how such changes will affect costs and usability. 20% 5) Final conclusions 10%

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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% A92.99-90% 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-andprocedures-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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