Key words
fluidomechanics, thermodynamics.
Objectives
Fluids and gasses in motion are very common in almost every industrial process in the bio-industries. A lot of these processes involve exchange of heat and energy. To understand the processes, studied in diverse courses of the biosciences department, insight in the behaviour of fluids and gasses in motion is a prerequisite.
In this course students will study the behaviour of fluids and gasses in motion and the laws governing this behaviour. This will be done by applying the laws of classical physics, studied in Physics I.
Topics
Fluidodynamics:
Density and pressure.
Fluids at rest:
hydrostatic pressure.
Pascal's law.
Law of Archimedes.
Dynamics of ideal fluids:
stationary and non-stationary flow.
Continuity equation.
Bernoulli equation.
Dynamics of real fluids:
Laminar and turbulent flow.
Reynolds number.
Viscosity.
Poiseuille flow.
Flow in pipes.
Flow in open channels.
Thermodynamics:
Temperature and heat.
Thermal behaviour of matter.
Specific heat.
Ideal gasses:
Ideal gas law.
Change of state for ideal gas.
Heat and work.
First law of thermodynamics.
Enthalpy.
Entropy.
Second law of thermodynamics.
Real gasses:
Van der Waals equation.
Absolute and relative humidity.
Change of state for real gas.
Conduction of heat:
Radiation, convection, conduction.
Isolation.
Heat exchangers.
Prerequisites
Final competences in physics from high school.
Elementary vector algebra and trigoniometry.
Basic calculus.
Final Objectives
1. The student can solve simple physics problems, related to fluidmechanics en thermodynamics, efficiently.
2. The student can communicate verbaly and in writing about a fluidmechanics or thermodynamics problem.
3. The student understands simple physical phenomena, related to fluidmechanics or thermodynamics.
4. The student is able to solve indepently simple fluidmechanics or thermodynamics problems.
5. The student can perform simple physics experiments related to fluidmechanics or thermodynamics.
Materials used
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Teacher's course and personal notes.
Various physics books, available in the school's library.
Electronic teaching platform with on-line tests and an electronic version of the course.
Study costs
Cost: 40.0 EUR
Teacher's notes for theory course + lab notes.
Study guidance
Extra explanatory lessons, given every week by members of the physics group, at specific hours.
Possibility to consult the lecturer after every lecture or by appointment.
Self-tests, solved physics problems, exam questions from previous years, can be found at the website from the physics group.
Teaching Methods
Lectures and demonstrations.
Guided exercises.
Individual projects spreaded over several days.
Pratical exercises, individual and in group, during lab sessions.
Assessment
Theory:
Writte examination with open questions + multiple choice questions (theory 8/20, problems 7/20).
Lab:
Permanent evaluation (written rapport + peer-assessment) (5/20).
Lecturer(s)
Theory:
Johan D'heer.
Lab:
Bert Nouwen.
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