Module Maintenance Academic Information Module Code EG-160 Academic year 15/16

Full Title Fluid Mechanics 1

College Engineering Level 1

Department Engineering External Credit Level FHEQ 4 / HESA 1

Module Type Taught/Lecture Based Credits 10

ECTS Credits 5

Formal Contact Hours 33

Placement Hours 0

Notional Hours 100

Contact Hours Description Lectures and examples 33hDirected private study 44hrPreparation for assessment23hr

Module synopsis to be printed in the catalogue

The module provides an introduction to the methods that can be employed by engineers for the analysis of basicproblems involving stationary and flowing fluids.

Notes to be printed in Catalogue

Available to visiting and exchange students

Failure to sit the examination, or to submit assigned work by the specified deadline, will normally result in a mark of0% being recorded.

It is a requirement to pass the examination component to pass this module.

The student cohort will be split into three groups.The groups will be clearly defined on the timetable.

The syllabus, Blackboard site, examination and assignments for both these groups will be identical.

Delivery Method

Campus based lectures

Is this module placementbased?

Module to be delivered incollaboration with anotherorganisation?

Percentage taught inWelsh

0%

Module Aims

To help the students understand the role that theory can play in the process of understanding the nature of basichydrostatics and fluid dynamics.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the module, the student should be able to:

• determine how to calculate hydrostatic forces on both planar and curved surfaces (assessed by assignment andwritten examination)

• identify the nature of viscosity and its role in the creation of shear forces (assessed by assignment andexamination)

• identify the application of and distinguish between the fundamental conservation principles of mass, energy andmomentum to fluid mechanics (assessed by assignment and written examination)

• distinguish between different classes of pipe flow and produce solutions to problems involving simple pipe systemswith major and minor losses due to friction (assessed by written examination)

Transferable Skills

At the end of the module, students will be able to

Study topics in depth independently

Retrieve and manage different types of information

Effectively take notes, manage time and resources, and work to deadlines

Syllabus

Introduction to Fluid Mechanics. Basic characteristics of fluids. Hydrostatic pressure and its measurement [3h]

Forces exerted by a fluid at rest on both planar and curved submerged surfaces [9h]

Conservation of mass, energy and momentum in a moving fluid and applications [9h]

Laminar and turbulent flow in pipes. Moody chart and the Colebrook correlation. Pipeline systems [9h]

Revision [3h]

Are there any challenges which might affect a disabled student being able to satisfactorily undertake the teachingand learning methods of this module?

Where a need has been identified at recruitment, or at any later stage, an assessment will be made in conjunctionwith the student and the Disability Office. The College will make reasonable adjustments and/or develop alternativearrangements in conjunction with the student.

Support material for this course will be available on the University intranet. Students will be allowed to recordlectures for personal use. If necessary student note takers and support workers can attend classes. If access toparticular lecture rooms is restrictive then the University will alter the venue for the course to allow full access.

Assessment Information

Reading List : Essential reading (3)

EG-160 Fluid Mechanics 1: Lecture NotesM F Webster(2014)

Fundamentals of fluid mechanics: SI units / Bruce Munson, Donald F. Young and Theodore H.Okiishi.  (6th edition)Munson, Bruce Roy,Wiley,  2009.

Applied fluid mechanics / Robert L. Mott; SI conversion by Fatimah Mohd. Noor, Azmahani AbdulAziz.  (6th edition in SI units)Mott, Robert L.Pearson Prentice Hall,  2006.

Method of moderation to use for the predominant assessment methodUniversal second markingas check or audit

Module componentsAssessment Type Mark Scheme Assessment Month Weighting

Examination (Resitinstrument)

marking scheme assessment UG August (resit) 100

Assignment 1 marking scheme assessment UG March 20

Examination marking scheme assessment UG June 80

Component descriptions

Assignment: This will test understanding of all subject areas covered up to the assignment, involving topics of basicfluid properties, including viscosity, hydrostatic pressure and hydrostatic forces on submerged surfaces. This willtake the form of an individual randomly generated Blackboard test.

Examination. This CLOSED BOOK examination will test understanding of all the material presented in the course.Adhering to the University Examination Guidelines, an appropriate calculator may be used. It is a requirement topass the examination component to pass this module.

In what ways will students receive feedback on assessed work, including formal examinations

Module Rules

Administrative Information

Electronic feedback for Assignments within 5 days of the deadline for Assignment completion.Electronic feedback on the class examination performance following the relevant Examination Board meetings inJune.

Assessment provision for students with disabilities

Where a need has been identified at recruitment, or at any later stage, an assessment will be made in conjunctionwith the student and the Disability Office. The College will make reasonable adjustments and/or develop alternativearrangements for assessment in conjunction with the student. For students with specific learning difficulties (SpLD)a database system will communicate the disability requirements of students to appropriate lecturers and anautomatic and discreet system will alert lecturers that SpLD marking guidelines need to be applied. For courseaccreditation purposes some competency standards are set by external professional institutions and these will stillneed to be demonstrated. However, alternatives will need to be considered by the student and the department ifthese cannot be demonstrated through the usual assessment method.

Provide details of how students would redeem failure in the module

A supplementary written examination will be set which will form 100% of the mark.

Semester TB2 Coordinator Professor MF Webster

Module LecturersLecturer Name Percent TaughtProfessor MF Webster 67Dr HU Karunarathna 33

Module delivered by nonuniversity employee?

No

Module Teaching and Academic Subject AreaJACS Code JACS Name Department Teaching Load %H141 Fluid Mechanics EGSC 100

Requisite modulesCo-requisite Pre-requisite Non-requisiteEG-189

New Blackboard siterequired?

NoTaught with anothermodule that uses the sameBlackboard site?

No

If Yes, please enter themodule code(s)

What activities do you intend to use e-learning for?

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Communication with the students during course delivery

Regular document updates on examples covered during the course

What assessment activities do you intend to you use e-learning for?

Assignments will require the students to answer on Blackboard, in a prescribed time, randomly selected questions,employing randomly generated data.

Student capacity 545

How often will the modulerun during the session?

2 If more than once, when? Simultaneously

Location University Campus Other location

Does the module encroachon other subject areas?

Does the module replacean existing module?

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