Fluid Flow
OBJECTIVES
TERMINAL OBJECTIVE
1.0
Given conditions affecting the fluid flow in a system, EVALUATE the effects on
the operation of the system.
ENABLING OBJECTIVES
1.1
DESCRIBE how the density of a fluid varies with temperature.
1.2
DEFINE the term buoyancy.
1.3
DESCRIBE the relationship between the pressure in a fluid column and the density and
depth of the fluid.
1.4
STATE Pascal’s Law.
1.5
DEFINE the terms mass flow rate and volumetric flow rate.
1.6
CALCULATE either the mass flow rate or the volumetric flow rate for a fluid system.
1.7
STATE the principle of conservation of mass.
1.8
CALCULATE the fluid velocity or flow rate in a specified fluid system using the
continuity equation.
1.9
DESCRIBE the characteristics and flow velocity profiles of laminar flow and turbulent
flow.
1.10
DEFINE the property of viscosity.
1.11
DESCRIBE how the viscosity of a fluid varies with temperature.
1.12
DESCRIBE the characteristics of an ideal fluid.
1.13
DESCRIBE the relationship between the Reynolds number and the degree of turbulence
of the flow.
1.14
DESCRIBE the relationship between Bernoulli’s equation and the First Law of
Thermodynamics.
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