| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| A1.1 | Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of the disciplines within in the ambit of environmental engineering and sustainable energy. | |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| Learning outcomes |
| Type A | Code | Learning outcomes |
| A1.1 |
Understand the basic principles of fluid mechanics and use them to solve engineering problems. Calculation of pipes, canals and fluid systems. Establish the dimensions and basic calculations of the fundamental parameters that characterise a fluid transport and distribution system. | |
| Type B | Code | Learning outcomes |
| Type C | Code | Learning outcomes |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 1 Introduction | 1.1 Fluid 1.2 The continuous hypothesis |
| 2 Fluid statics | 2.1 Normal and tangential forces. Pressure 2.2 Balance of forces in a static fluid |
| 3 Fluid dynamics | 3.1 Balance of forces in a fluid element 3.2 Navier-Stokes equations. Applications 3.3 Energy equation. Applications. 3.4 The Bernoulli equation. |
| 4. Viscous flows in pipes. | 4.1 Dimensional analysis 4.2 General characteristics of pipe flows 4.3 Fully developed laminar flow 4.4 Fully developed turbulent flow 4.5 Pipe flow examples |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | ||||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours |
Hours outside the classroom |
(**) Total hours | |||||||
| Introductory activities |
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2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Lecture |
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34 | 67.5 | 101.5 | ||||||
| Seminars |
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15 | 22.5 | 37.5 | ||||||
| Personal attention |
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5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Short-answer objective tests |
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4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| (*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher. (**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | General introduction. |
| Lecture | Lectures and examples to present and discuss the basic concepts. |
| Seminars | Lectures and case studies. |
| Personal attention | Personalized attention upon request during the office hours of the professors. |
| Personalized attention |
| Description |
| Personalized attention upon request by the student. |
| Assessment |
| Methodologies | Competences | Description | Weight | ||||
| Short-answer objective tests |
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Evaluation of knowledge and skills with two tests of short exercises | 100 % | ||||
| Others |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
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The final grade will be determined by averaging the two tests. The score of each test has to be greater than 5 over 10. If you fail a test, you must pass the final exam which represents in this case 100% of the overall score. |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
White, Frank M., Mecánica de fluidos, McGraw-Hill,
Munson B.R., Young D.F., Okiishi T.H., Huebsch W.W., Fundamentals of fluid mechanics, Jhon Wiley & Sons, Inc., |
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| Recommendations |
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.