2018-2019 / SPAT0040-1

Fluid mechanics

Duration

20h Th, 10h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in space sciences (120 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Pierre Dauby

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

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, Professeur Institut de Physique (local 2/57), Bât. B5a, Allée du 6 août 19, B-4000 Liège Tel. : 04/366.23.57 - Email : PC.Dauby@uliege.be