MECH 591

 

(F/A-18 Transonic Flow)



 

General Information

MWF, 3:00 - 3:50 pm
ME Building, Room 238


 o Course Syllabus
 o Fluids Video Library
 o Description of Class Project
 o Sample Project Report
 o Sample Project Presentation

 



Units: 3 units, Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisites: MECH 371
Text: Modern Compressible Flow, With Historical Perspective by Anderson, 3rd edition, McGraw Hill
Instructor: Professor A. Meade, MEB 238, x5880, 
email: meade@rice.edu
Office Hours: MWF, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
TA: John Q. Doe
email: phony@rice.edu
URL: Class web page: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~mech591. All handouts will be available on the Mech 591 web page. In addition there are links to various web sites containing information related to Gas Dynamics and Fluid Mechanics.
Homeworks: Weekly homework assignments can be found on the website and are for your own education. Though the assignments will not be graded, they will be needed to understand the material. After the due date, homework solutions will be available on the webpage and in a binder in MEB 101.
Exams: There will be three exams as shown on the class schedule. The first two will be in-class and the third will be take-home. All exams will be open notes and open homeworks. 

Late exams will not be accepted unless prior approval has been given by the professor. 
 

Project: The project will involve the critical review of a scholarly article on compressible flow from a leading fluid mechanics journal and a presentation of your review at the end of the semester. Your grade will depend on the quality of the journal article, your review, and your presentation.
Grades:
Exam #1
20% 
Exam #2
25% 
Exam #3
30% 
Project
25% 

 

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