Fluid mechanics

The aim of this first Fluid Mechanics module is to provide a basic understanding of the behavior of industrial fluids (air, water, hydraulic fluids), with a view to dimensioning simple systems involving static or dynamic fluids (flow rates, pressure, velocity, pressure drops, etc.). Emphasis is placed on the study and design of hydraulic installations.

• Determine the forces exerted on a solid surface by a fluid at rest or by a perfect fluid in motion
• Characterize a simple perfect fluid flow (flow rate, velocity, pressure)
• Hydraulic network sizing (1D model, taking pressure losses into account, pump selection)
• Determine aerodynamic forces and identify technological solutions that influence these forces
• Conduct a dimensional analysis to study a phenomenon using a scale model

Solid kinematics and statics (notion of force, moment, principle of reciprocal actions, speed and acceleration of a point)

Simple materials and structures (dimensional analysis, notion of stress)

Solid dynamics (fundamental principle of dynamics)

Thermodynamics (notion of work, law of perfect gases)

100% continuous assessment 

(score given by: 0.3*CC1+0.4*CC2+0.3*TP)

• Fluid statics (law of statics, Archimedes' principle)
• Perfect fluid (Euler's theorem, Bernoulli's theorem)
• Newtonian fluid (notion of viscosity, viscous stress, pressure drops, pumps, external aerodynamics)
• Dimensional analysis and similarity