CE 319F - SPRING 2012
Elementary Fluid Mechanics
Laboratory Demonstrations (ECJ B.112A)
Laboratory Descriptions and Worksheets (TAs: Ms. Rachel Chisolm and Ms. Yeonjeong Ha):
Important Rules:
You are
expected to bring to each session your own copies of the corresponding Lab Description and Worksheet
(for those labs that have one).
Labs missed will NOT be made-up. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
Due to the fact that all labs are at full capacity (which CANNOT be exceeded due to safety
regulations), you will NOT be allowed to attend any other lab, EXCEPT the one you have
registered for. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!. Please do NOT contact the lecturer or the TAs if you
wish to change your lab times. Lab times can only be changed officially through the drop/add
process.
- LABS will start the week of January 30, 2012, and will be held EVERY week.
- Lab 1 (January 30, Monday, & February 1, Wednesday):
Fluid Properties --
a Table of commonly used units in Fluid Mechanics, and
the corresponding
Lab 1a worksheet
- Lab 2 (February 6, Monday, & February 8, Wednesday): Fluid Properties (Part b). Please bring the same Lab Description and Worksheet as those of Lab 1.
- Lab 3 Pressure Measurement -
Presentation and
Lab 2a worksheet -
The UT Manometer Applet
will be demonstrated during the lab. Additional material to be covered:
- Lab 4 - Hydrostatics
(February 20, Monday, & February 22, Wednesday):
Lab2b Description and
Lab2b worksheet
- NO Labs the week of Febr. 27 - March 2
- Lab 5 - Flow Visualization Lab
(March 5, Monday, & March 7, Wednesday):
Description >>>
Worksheet >>>
Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) description
and PIV slides
- Movies on flow visualization:
- Week of March 12-16: Springbreak - NO labs
- Lab 6 - Continuity equation Lab
(March 19, Monday, & March 21, Wednesday):
Description and
Worksheet
- Lab 7 - Bernoulli Equation (March 26, Monday, & March 28, Wednesday) -
Bernoulli's Equation - Description
and Worksheet
- Lab 8 - Cavitation (April 2, Monday, & April 4, Wednesday) -
Presentation -
and Bernoulli-Worksheet
- Labs 9 - Momentum Equation (April 9, Monday, & April 11, Wednesday) -
The Momentum equation for uniform inflow and outflow -
Momentum Equation Description
-
Momentum Worksheet
- NO Labs the week of April 16 - 20
- Lab 10 - Dimensional Analysis and Similitude (April 23, Monday, & April 25, Wednesday)
-
Description >>>
Worksheet
>>>
Some notes on Similitude
- Lab 11 - Laminar and Turbulent flow inside pipes and along a flat wall (April 30, Monday, & May 2, Wednesday) -
Turbulence Lab Description >>>
Worksheet
>>> The following movies show the unsteady velocity of the turbulent flow-field close to the walls of UT/CAEE's flume, as measured (every 1/300 of a sec) with our PIV system (see the
Turbulence Lab Description
for details on the setup and flow conditions, and for some comparisons with predictions):
