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PART I
1. Orientation and Fluid Properties
  1:1 Introduction
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  1:2 Fluid Properties - Mass, Weight, Dimensions, EOS, Compressibility
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  1:3 Fluid Properties - Wave Speeds, Viscosity, Vapor Pressure, Surface Tension
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2. Fluid Statics
  2:1 Fluid Pressures - At a Point, Incompressible Fluid
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  2:2 Fluid Pressures - Compressible Fluids and Manometry
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  2:3 Fluid Pressures - Examples
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3. Pressure Forces on Surfaces, Buoyancy, Flotation, Stability
  3:1 Fluid Forces on Structures - Resultant F_R
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  3:2 Fluid Forces on Structures - Point of Action, CoP=Y_R, Failure Mechanisms
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  3:3 Fluid Forces on Structures - Forces on Curved Structures, Buoyancy and Stability
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MidTerm 1 - Topics 1, 2, 3 & 4:1     Review Notes     Review 2023     2022     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014     2013    

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PART II
4. Elementary Fluid Dynamics, Bernoulli Equation
  4:1 Fluid Pressures - Accelerating Fluids - Linear and Rotational
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  4:2 Fluid Dynamics - Bernoulli Equation - Along Streamline
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  4:3 Fluid Dynamics - Bernoulli Equation - Normal to Streamlines
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5. Elementary Fluid Dynamics, Bernoulli Equation
  5:1 Fluid Dynamics - Bernoulli Equation and Pressure Measurement
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  5:2 Fluid Dynamics - Bernoulli Equation, Conservation of Mass, Pressure Measurement
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  5:3 Fluid Dynamics - Open Flows and Unsteady Flows
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6. Control Volumes, Reynolds' Transport Theorem. Conservation of Mass and Continuity Equation
  6:1 Conservation of Mass - Frames of Reference, Material Derivatives, Convective Accelerations
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  6:2 Conservation of Mass - Streamline Accelerations
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  6:3 Conservation of Mass - Static, Moving and Deforming Control Volumes
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7. Newton's Second Law, Conservation of Linear Momentum
  7:1 Conservation of Momentum - Relationship to Bernoulli and Reynolds' Transport Theorem
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  7:2 Conservation of Linear Momentum - Static and Moving Control Volumes
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  7:3 Conservation of Linear and Rotational Momentum - Static and Moving Control Volumes
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MidTerm 2 - Topics 4, 5, 6 & 7     Review Notes     Review 2023     2022     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014    

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PART III
8. First Law of Thermodynamics. Energy Equation
  8:1 Conservation of Energy - Concepts and 1D Equations
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  8:2 Conservation of Energy - Examples, Differential Representation
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  8:3 Conservation of Energy - Stream Functions, Flow Nets, Navier-Stokes Equations
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9. Similitude. Dimensional Analysis. Pi Theorem. Modeling
  9:1 Dimensional Analysis - Motivation and Principal Metrics (Reynolds, Euler, Froude No.)
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  9:2 Dimensional Analysis - Buckingham Pi
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  9:3 Dimensional Analysis - Re, Eu, Fr and Methodology
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10. Viscous Flow in Pipes. Laminar -vs- Turbulent. Head Losses. Moody Diagram
  10:1 Pipe Flow - Dimensional Analysis
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  10:2 Pipe Flow - Friction Factors, Moody Charts
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  10:3 Pipe Flow - Major Losses, Minor Losses, Type I and II Systems
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11. Viscous Flow in Pipes. Exit, Entry and Minor Losses. Flow Calculations. Flow Measurement
  11:1 Pipe Flow - Irregular Section Conduits and Type I, II, and III Problems
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  11:2 Pipe Flow - Type I, II, and III Problems
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  11:3 Pipe Flow - Pipe Networks, Flow Measurement
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MidTerm 3 - Topics 8, 9, 10 & 11     Review Notes     Review 2023     2022     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015    

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PART IV
12. Flow over Immersed Bodies. Boundary Layer Concepts. Drag and Lift
  12:1 External Flows - Drag and Lift and Congruence with Internal Flows, Re and Eu
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  12:2 External Flows - Drag and Lift, Viscous and Pressure Drag & Lift, Dependence on Re
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  12:3 External Flows - Solving for Equilibrium Frequencies, Velocities, Composite Drag, Rotation
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13. Open Channel Flow. Wave Hydraulics. Specific Energy and Momentum
  13:1 Open Channel Flows - Uniform Flows, Chezy and Manning
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  13:2 Open Channel Flows - Gradually Varying Flows, Energy, Critical Depth and Froude Number
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  13:3 Open Channel Flows - Rapidly Varying Flows, Hydraulic Jumps
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MidTerm 4 - Final Exam     Review Notes     Review 2023     2022     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014 - [12, 13]     2014 - [13, 10-11]    

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