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MECH ENG 3101 - Applied Aerodynamics

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: Semester 2
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 4 hours lectures/tutorials and 3 hours laboratories per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Pre-Requisite: MECH ENG 2021
Assumed Knowledge: MECH ENG 1007, at least 6 units of Level II Applied Mathematics courses and MECH ENG 2021
Assessment: Laboratory classes, assignments, final exam
Syllabus:

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the fundamentals and practical aspects of incompressible and compressible flows and the design and operation of flow systems, including pipe networks, automobiles and flight vehicles. The course content includes: flow of inviscid and viscous fluids; laminar and turbulent flow in pipes and boundary layers; losses in pipe systems; lift and drag forces on moving bodies, aerofoil theory; incompressible-flow machines; fundamentals of compressible flow; 1-D compressible pipe flow; compressible flow nozzles; Rayleigh flow; Fanno flow; external compressible flow around bodies including transonic and supersonic vehicles; design considerations; experimental techniques.

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Units
EFTSL
Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
Semester 2 Mon 05/08/2024 Wed 14/08/2024 Fri 13/09/2024 Fri 25/10/2024


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Tutorial
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
23592 TU01 145 57 23 Jul - 10 Sep Tuesday 3pm - 5pm Mawson, G19, Mawson Lecture Theatre
1 Oct - 22 Oct Tuesday 3pm - 5pm Mawson, G19, Mawson Lecture Theatre
Related Class: Practical
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
21261 PR23 6 1 23 Aug - 23 Aug Friday 10am - 11:30am Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
11 Sep - 11 Sep Wednesday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21262 PR22 6 FULL 26 Aug - 26 Aug Monday 12pm - 1:30pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
11 Sep - 11 Sep Wednesday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21263 PR20 6 FULL 4 Sep - 4 Sep Wednesday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
13 Sep - 13 Sep Friday 11:30am - 1pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
21264 PR19 6 1 4 Sep - 4 Sep Wednesday 10:30am - 12pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
13 Sep - 13 Sep Friday 10am - 11:30am Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
21265 PR18 6 FULL 20 Aug - 20 Aug Tuesday 1:30pm - 3pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
4 Sep - 4 Sep Wednesday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21266 PR17 6 4 5 Aug - 5 Aug Monday 12pm - 1:30pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
6 Sep - 6 Sep Friday 9am - 10:30am Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21267 PR16 6 6 15 Aug - 15 Aug Thursday 10am - 11:30am Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
6 Sep - 6 Sep Friday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21268 PR15 6 FULL 12 Aug - 12 Aug Monday 12pm - 1:30pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
6 Sep - 6 Sep Friday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21269 PR14 6 3 15 Aug - 15 Aug Thursday 11:30am - 1pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
6 Sep - 6 Sep Friday 10:30am - 12pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21270 PR13 6 FULL 13 Aug - 13 Aug Tuesday 1:30pm - 3pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
4 Sep - 4 Sep Wednesday 9am - 10:30am Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21271 PR12 6 6 8 Aug - 8 Aug Thursday 10am - 11:30am Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
13 Sep - 13 Sep Friday 9am - 10:30am Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21272 PR11 6 6 30 Aug - 30 Aug Friday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
12 Sep - 12 Sep Thursday 10am - 11:30am Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
21273 PR10 6 6 22 Aug - 22 Aug Thursday 10am - 11:30am Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
30 Aug - 30 Aug Friday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21274 PR09 6 4 19 Aug - 19 Aug Monday 1:30pm - 3pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
30 Aug - 30 Aug Friday 9am - 10:30am Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21275 PR08 6 1 20 Aug - 20 Aug Tuesday 12pm - 1:30pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
13 Sep - 13 Sep Friday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21276 PR07 6 1 8 Aug - 8 Aug Thursday 11:30am - 1pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
30 Aug - 30 Aug Friday 10:30am - 12pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21277 PR06 6 FULL 12 Sep - 12 Sep Thursday 11:30am - 1pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
12 Sep - 12 Sep Thursday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21278 PR05 6 5 29 Aug - 29 Aug Thursday 10:30am - 12pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
9 Sep - 9 Sep Monday 12pm - 1:30pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
21279 PR04 6 FULL 28 Aug - 28 Aug Wednesday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
9 Sep - 9 Sep Monday 1:30pm - 3pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
21280 PR03 6 FULL 28 Aug - 28 Aug Wednesday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
2 Sep - 2 Sep Monday 12pm - 1:30pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
21281 PR02 6 FULL 29 Aug - 29 Aug Thursday 9am - 10:30am Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
10 Sep - 10 Sep Tuesday 1:30pm - 3pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
21282 PR01 6 FULL 28 Aug - 28 Aug Wednesday 9am - 10:30am Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
10 Sep - 10 Sep Tuesday 12pm - 1:30pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
23594 PR21 6 6 23 Aug - 23 Aug Friday 11:30am - 1pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
12 Sep - 12 Sep Thursday 10:30am - 12pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel