TRANSPORT
PHENOMENA LAB
Florida International University,
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Summer B, 2018
INSTRUCTOR: Dr.
Wei-Yu Bao, Office: EC 3234, Phone: 305.348.6863,
Email:
baow@fiu.edu, Website: http://web.eng.fiu.edu/wbao,
Office
hours: 2:10 – 2:40 PM, Tuesdays and Thursdays
CLASSROOM: Lectures
and labs: EC 3330, Section: U03B, Class: #51735
SCHEDULE: 10:50
AM – 2:10 PM,
Tuesdays and Thursdays
TEXTBOOK: No textbook is required for this
course. Lab instructions is on the website: http://web.eng.fiu.edu/reding
OBJECTIVES: To
reinforce the basic concepts of the fluid mechanics through hands-on
experiences of the laboratory experiments. To practice in experimental data
analysis and technical report preparation.
TENTATIVE
LECTURES AND EXPERIEMNTS:
Topics:
1. Introduction, Laboratory
Safety, Writing Technical Reports
2. Basic
Concepts of Fluid Statics and Dynamics, Air Speed Measurement
3. Viscous
Flow in Pipes, Losses in Pipe Fittings and Pipe Friction
4. Impact
of a Jet
5. Centrifugal
Pump
6. Experimental
Data Analysis and Curve Fitting
Experiments:
1: Air
Speed Measurement
2: Losses
in Pipe Fittings
3: Pipe
Friction
4: Impact
of a Jet
5: Centrifugal
Pump
GRADING
POLICY:
Lab Reports: 75%, All lab
reports have to be submitted in both printed copy and electronic copy on time. Late
reports will have 20% per day penalty. The electronic copies have to email to: fiummelabs@gmail.com,
with a file mane:
Final Exam: 25%, A
final exam will be given in the class at the end of the semester, open books
and notes. Makeup exam will be given only under extremely unusual
circumstances. A written request for a makeup exam must be provided.
Grade: A = 95.0 – 100 C+ = 76.7 – 79.9
A- = 90.0 – 94.9 C = 70.0 – 76.6
B+ = 86.7 – 89.9 D = 60.0 – 69.9
B = 83.3 – 86.6 F = below 60.0
B- = 80.0 – 83.2