ENFP 300 - Fire Protection Fluid Mechanics (3 credits)
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Prerequisite:
- Differential Equations (MATH 246).
- General Physics II & Lab (PHYS 260/261).
Textbooks:
- B.R. Munson, D.F. Young, T.H. Okiishi, Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, Fourth Ed., Wiley, 2002.
Course Description:
- Basic principles of fluid flow. Properties of a fluid, velocity field, flow patterns. Pressure distribution in a fluid. Hydrostatic and hydrodynamic problems. Integral relations for control volumes. Differential relations, dimensional analysis and similarity. Internal and external flow problems associated with fire protection systems and fire scenarios.
Course Objectives:
- To provide a basic physical understanding of fluid mechanics with special attention to fluids problems of importance to fire protection engineering.
- To develop a sound methodology enabling the formulation and solution of a broad variety of related engineering problems.
Topics Covered:
- Introduction: properties of fluids, units systems, ideal gas law.
- Hydrostatics: pressure at a point, equation of hydrostatics, buoyancy, manometry.
- Bernoulli Equation: static and dynamic pressure, applications of Bernoulli Equation.
- Fluid Kinematics: vector representation, material derivative.
- Integral Conservation Equations: conservation of mass and momentum.
- Differential Conservation Equations: conservation of mass and momentum.
- Pipe Flow: laminar flow, turbulent flow, the Moody diagram.
- External Flow: boundary layers, friction drag, pressure drag, lift.
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