Alex Fowler, PhD

Basic conservation equations in integral and differential forms. Eulerian and Lagrangian description of mass, momentum, and energy. Elements of potential flow. Analysis is primarily limited to inviscid and viscous incompressible fluids with applications to external and internal flows. Discussion of similarity and scaling. Both experimental and CFD laboratories and CFD project are integrated with the course.

Basic conservation equations in integral and differential forms. Eulerian and Lagrangian description of mass, momentum, and energy. Elements of potential flow. Analysis is primarily limited to inviscid and viscous incompressible fluids with applications to external and internal flows. Discussion of similarity and scaling. Both experimental and CFD laboratories and CFD project are integrated with the course.

Basic conservation equations in integral and differential forms. Eulerian and Lagrangian description of mass, momentum, and energy. Elements of potential flow. Analysis is primarily limited to inviscid and viscous incompressible fluids with applications to external and internal flows. Discussion of similarity and scaling. Both experimental and CFD laboratories and CFD project are integrated with the course.

Basic conservation equations in integral and differential forms. Eulerian and Lagrangian description of mass, momentum, and energy. Elements of potential flow. Analysis is primarily limited to inviscid and viscous incompressible fluids with applications to external and internal flows. Discussion of similarity and scaling. Both experimental and CFD laboratories and CFD project are integrated with the course.

Visiting professors or members of the faculty present current topics of interest in their areas of expertise.

An in-depth study of the fundamental principles of classical thermodynamics. The following topics are covered: equilibrium; temperature; equations of state; fundamental equations; First Law for steady, unsteady and continuous systems; Born-Caratheodory formulation of the Second Law; Third Law.

Topical courses not offered in regular course rotation--e.g., new courses not in the catalog, courses by visiting faculty, courses on timely topics, highly specialized courses responding to unique student demand. Conditions and hours to be arranged. Prerequisites: Submission of a proposal, including the course description, goals, deliverables, time allocation and grading procedure; approval by the instructor, department chairperson, department graduate director and college dean.