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Fluid Mechanics I: MEC516/BME516

This document provides an overview of the MEC516/BME516 Fluid Mechanics I course at Ryerson University. It introduces fluid mechanics and its applications in various engineering fields such as heating, ventilation, transportation, power generation, and biomedical systems. It outlines how fluid mechanics serves as a foundation for further coursework in areas like heat transfer, thermal systems design, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The course provides prerequisite knowledge for capstone design projects in mechanical and biomedical engineering programs.

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Fluid Mechanics I: MEC516/BME516

This document provides an overview of the MEC516/BME516 Fluid Mechanics I course at Ryerson University. It introduces fluid mechanics and its applications in various engineering fields such as heating, ventilation, transportation, power generation, and biomedical systems. It outlines how fluid mechanics serves as a foundation for further coursework in areas like heat transfer, thermal systems design, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The course provides prerequisite knowledge for capstone design projects in mechanical and biomedical engineering programs.

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MEC516/BME516:

Fluid Mechanics I

General Introduction to
Fluid Mechanics

Department of
Mechanical
& Industrial Engineering
Engineering Applications of Fluid Mechanics
• Heating, Ventilating, Air-conditioning (HVAC), e.g. furnaces, air conditioners, heat
pumps, fans and ducting systems
Engineering Applications of Fluid Mechanics
• Industrial Pump and Piping Systems
Engineering Applications of Fluid Mechanics
• Transportation, e.g. aircraft, automobiles, ships
Engineering Applications of Fluid Mechanics
• Electric Power Generation, e.g. boilers, nuclear reactors, turbines, condensers

CANDU Nuclear Reactor


Engineering Applications of Fluid Mechanics
• Electronics cooling, e.g. fan cooling of a CPU
Engineering Applications of Fluid Mechanics
• Renewable Energy, e.g. solar collectors, wind turbines, hydropower, geothermal
Engineering Applications of Fluid Mechanics
• Biomedical Applications, e.g. cardiovascular system, blood flow
– Bodily fluids: blood, air, etc.
Fluid Mechanics: Gateway to Learning CFD
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
– Numerical solution of the equations for fluid flow (Navier-Stokes Solvers)
– Commercial software for engineering design (e.g. COMSOL, ANSYS FLUENT)
– Weather and Climate modelling (NASA)
– Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) in movies and advertising

Credit: Lit Motors | TotalSim CFD Animation (https://youtu.be/l-PSIc0AX3k) https://youtu.be/ureGelZPi3o


MEC/BME516 Fluid Mechanics I
• This is a first course in fluid mechanics

• Mechanical Eng.
– MEC616 Fluid Mechanics II, Design Component
– Prereq. for: MEC701 Heat Transfer
MEC722 Thermal Systems Design
MEC740 Env. Control in Buildings (HVAC)
MEC810 Thermal Power Generation
MEC817 Combustion Engineering
– Useful background for MEC825 Capstone Design Project

• Biomedical Eng.
– Prereq. for BME700 Capstone Design Project
– Useful background for: BME674 Biomedical Instrumentation
BME804 Design of Bio-MEMS
BME809 Biomedical Systems Modelling
Laser visualization of a
• Ryerson Graduate Course: flame from a butane
– ME8102 Advanced Fluid Mechanics Lighter (D. Naylor)
• Fluid Mechanics is all around us
END NOTES

Presentation by Dr. David Naylor


Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
Canada

www.drdavidnaylor.net

© David Naylor 2020 Image Credits: Fluid Dynamics Gifer from GIPHY.com

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