LABS start the week of February 2, and will be held EVERY week. Make sure you visit the
Lab website
and print the corresponding documents BEFORE each lab.
11th, 12th & 13th classes (Febr. 24, March 3 & 5): Forces on curved gates & buoyancy; Reading assignment: pp. 83-88.
Correction in textbook: In Fig. 3.21 (a) (on p. 83), the distribution of the shown
elementary pressure forces
should be of increasing magnitude as the depth increases.
14th and 15th classes (March 10 & 12): Flowrate, mass rate, & continuity equation; Reading assignment: pp. 111-123, pp. 169-190 (except Reynolds Transport Theorem on pp. 180-182)
CORRECTION in the textbook: In the captions of parts (a) and (c) of Fig. 4.4 (on p. 114) it should be t < t_o (instead of t=t_o)
Instantaneous vs. mean turbulent flow around a sphere . The effect of a ring at the upstream part of the sphere on the flow is also shown.
The Reynolds number R (or Re) is a non-dimensional number defined as U*D/nu, where U=speed upstream, D= diameter of sphere, and nu=kinematic viscosity
of the fluid.
