Fluid Mechanics

The objective of this first module on fluid mechanics is to provide a basic understanding of the behavior of industrial fluids (air, water, hydraulic fluid) in order to size simple systems involving fluids in static or dynamic conditions (flow rates, pressure, velocity, pressure drops, etc.). The focus is on the study and design of hydraulic systems.

• Determine the forces exerted on a solid surface by a fluid at rest or by an ideal fluid in motion
• Characterize a simple ideal fluid flow (flow rate, velocity, pressure)
• Sizing a Hydraulic System (1D Model, Accounting for Pressure Losses, Selecting a Pump)
• Determine aerodynamic forces and identify technological solutions that influence these forces
• Conduct a dimensional analysis to study a phenomenon using a scale model

Kinematics and Statics of Solids (concepts of force and torque; principle of reciprocal actions; velocity and acceleration of a point)

Simple Materials and Structures (Dimensional Analysis, Concept of Stress)

Solid-State Dynamics (Fundamental Principle of Dynamics)

Thermodynamics (the concept of work, the ideal gas law)

100% continuous assessment 

(grade calculated as: 0.3*CC1 + 0.4*CC2 + 0.3*TP)

• Fluid Statics (Law of Statics, Archimedes' Principle)
• Ideal fluid (Euler's theorem, Bernoulli's theorem)
• Newtonian fluid (concepts of viscosity, viscous stress, pressure drops, pumps, external aerodynamics)
• Dimensional Analysis and Similarity