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OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2020-21 
    
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ME 4470 - Viscous Flow Theory

Mechanics of fluid resistance, laminar and turbulent flow. Applications to external boundary layer flow, and to flow in ducts.

Requisites: ME 3122
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Ability to determine qualitative results for flow field and wall friction by scale analysis.
  • Ability to solve laminar and turbulent flow problems.
  • Ability to use Navier-Stokes equations to find flow field in one and two dimensional flows.
  • Ability to use basic principles to formulate governing equations for viscous flow.


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