Fluid Mechanics
						Durham
						Engineering&Physical Sciences::Civil&Environmental Engnrng
					
														
						Credits: 4.0
					
						Class Size: 120 
						
					
					
						Term: 
						Fall 2025
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						Full Term (08/25/2025
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						12/08/2025)
					
																					 CRN: 
						11907
					
					
						Grade Mode: 
						Letter Grading
					
									
						Properties of fluids, fluid statics, continuity, momentum and energy equations, resistance to flow, boundary layer theory, flow in open channels and piping systems, dimensional analysis, similitude, drag, and lift. Laboratory exercises on measurement of fluid properties, energy principles, flow resistance, discharge measurements, momentum, hydropower, groundwater flow, and settling of spheres. Lab.
					
										
										
						Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
					
										
																
							Prerequisite(s): PHYS 407 or PHYS 407S or PHYS 407H
						
					
										
										  
    Equivalent(s): 
          CIE 642
      
										
										
										
						Instructors: 
																														Matthew Florence
																
																		
				Times & Locations
| Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/25/2025 | 12/8/2025 | MWF | 11:10am - 12:00pm | PCAC A218 | 
| Final Exam12/12/2025 | 12/12/2025 | F | 10:30am - 12:30pm | DEM 112 |