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MECH ENG 7068 - Applied Aerodynamics

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
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: No
Assumed Knowledge: MECH ENG 1007, at least 6 units of Level II Applied Mathematics courses and MECH ENG 2021; or equivalent
Assessment: Laboratory experiments, 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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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
23593 TU01 70 38 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
21241 PR13 6 FULL 23 Aug - 23 Aug Friday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
13 Sep - 13 Sep Friday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21242 PR12 6 FULL 12 Aug - 12 Aug Monday 1:30pm - 3pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
5 Sep - 5 Sep Thursday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21244 PR10 6 FULL 22 Aug - 22 Aug Thursday 11:30am - 1pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
13 Sep - 13 Sep Friday 10:30am - 12pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21245 PR09 6 2 3 Sep - 3 Sep Tuesday 10am - 11:30am Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
12 Sep - 12 Sep Thursday 9am - 10:30am Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21252 PR02 6 FULL 16 Aug - 16 Aug Friday 10am - 11:30am Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
27 Aug - 27 Aug Tuesday 11:30am - 1pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
21253 PR01 6 2 28 Aug - 28 Aug Wednesday 10:30am - 12pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
2 Sep - 2 Sep Monday 1:30pm - 3pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory