Study Programmes 2016-2017
SPAT0040-1  
Fluid mechanics
Duration :
20h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in space sciences (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Pierre Dauby
Language(s) of instruction :
English language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
Summary of the equations of fluid mechanics. Boundary layers. Non homogeneous fluids. Instabilities in fluids...
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Ability to analyse and solve several problems in fluid mechanics.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Basic course in fluid mechanis or continuum mechanics.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The theoretical part of the course is presented as lectures. In case of a small audience, lectures are replaced by a tutorship that consists in discussions between the sudents and the instructor. Exercices are also proposed to solve problems.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face teaching.
Recommended or required readings :
 Notes can be downloaded from MyULg.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam on exercices. Oral exam on theory.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Pierre C. DAUBY, Chargé de cours
Institut de Physique (local 2/57), Bât. B5a, Allée du 6 août 17, B-4000 Liège 1
Tel. : 04/366.23.57 - Email : PC.Dauby@ulg.ac.be