University of Southern Queensland, Australia , 70360, Hydraulics I

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Title:

70360, Hydraulics I

Institution:

University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Level:

Degree.

Description:

In common with many other areas of engineering, the body of knowledge within the traditional fluid mechanics areas has expanded widely to a point where the different disciplines of engineering need different specialised knowledge. This is reflected in the acceptance of "hydraulics" or "hydraulic engineering" as a specialist field of study of prime interest to civil and agricultural engineers. Since water can largely be regarded as incompressible, some of the traditional concepts of fluid mechanics need to be treated only briefly to permit a greater grounding in the types of problems encountered by hydraulic engineers. This unit seeks to provide a grounding in fluid statics, fluid flow concepts and measurement, flow of incompressible fluids in pipelines, boundary layers on flat plates and in ducts, steady flow in open channels, hydraulic models, and an introduction to the concepts of ideal fluid flow and curvilinear flow. An introduction to some fundamental thermodynamic laws and principles is also provided in recognition that most engineering systems incorporate energy transfer in some form.

Assessment is by assignments and end of semester examination.
Programmes for which this course is required or in which it can be included:
Bachelor of Engineering Major in Agricultural Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering Major in Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering Major in Mining Engineering
Bachelor of Technology Major in Civil Engineering.

Languages:

English

Media and methods employed: Printed text, residential schools.

Printed correspondence texts prepared by/for institution, compulsory residential school.

Administrative information:

This is a 1 credit point unit to be completed in one semester (14 weeks). Approximately ten hours of study per week are required.
Copyright is held by University of Southern Queensland on all unit materials. Study materials are available for purchase by others but it is made clear that they should arrange their own copyright clearance for the non-University of Southern Queensland
contents.

Classification:

070430 PHYSICS
060230 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING

Date:

29 January 1996 vmb
Source: 1995 Handbook

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