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Credit: 1 course unit
Catalog Description:
Introduction to basic principles of fluid mechanics and of energy
and mass transport with emphasis on applications to living systems and
biomedical devices.
Prerequisites:
Math 241 or equivalent, Physics 140 or 150.
Textbook(s):
Required: Welty,Wicks,Wilson, and Rorrer,
Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer, 4th
Ed., 2001
Recommended: Hughs and Brighton,
Schaum’s
Outline on Fluid Dynamics, 2nd Ed.
1991.
Course Objectives:
To provide a rigorous
introduction to the basic concepts of fluid mechanics and transport with
special applications to bioengineering and physiology. The approach used
first builds up the basic equations and then applies them to specific
examples of biological interest such as diffusion of gases in the lung
airways, pulsatile blood flow in arteries and
veins, and mass transfer of solutes in the renal tubules in the kidney.
The development of problem solving skills using both analytical and
computational approaches will be emphasized.
Topics Covered:
- Basic definitions of the theoretical
continuum, fluid velocity, pressure, temp, etc (1hr)
- Fluid statics
(2hrs)
- Conservation of mass-integral form (4hrs)
- Conservation of linear momentum-integral
firm (4hrs)
- Conservation of energy – integral
form (4hrs)
- Differential eqns
of laminar incomp. flow – Navier Stokes eqns and
applications (5hrs)
- Heat conduction (6hrs)
- Mass diffusion-1,2,&3 dimensional
examples, Num. Methods (8hrs)
- Potential and inviscid
flow (3hrs)
- Dimensional analysis (3hrs)
Class Schedule:
Lecture: 3 hrs/week
Recitation: 1 hr/week
Contribution
towards Professional Component:
100% Engineering science
Contribution
towards Program Outcomes
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Multidisciplinary
Ability
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High
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Problem Solving
Approach
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High
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Problem Solving
Methods
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Med.
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Experimentation
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Low
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Design
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Low
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Professional
Orientation
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Low
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Person Preparing Description and Date:
John Schotland
July 2007
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