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Department of Chemical Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University

Fluid Mechanics

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About the course itself: [Syllabus] [Outline] [Bibliography]

Class Notes: [1999 Notes]
I will also try weekly to update my revisions to Notes, but without hyperlinks: [2000 Notes].  

Reference Materials

Table of Vector Identities: [Vector ID's]

Differential Vector Operations in various coordinate systems (taken from Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids, Vol. I  by Bird Armstrong and Hassinger (1987)): [rectangular] [cylindrical] [spherical]

Euler's Equation of Motion in various coordinate systems (taken from Introduction to Fluid Mechanics by Whitaker (1968)): [rectangular] [cylindrical] [spherical]

Newton's Law of Viscosity (relation between stress tensor and velocity field) in various coordinate systems (taken from Introduction to Fluid Mechanics by Whitaker (1968)): [rectangular] [cylindrical] [spherical]

Navier-Stokes Equation in various coordinate systems (taken from Introduction to Fluid Mechanics by Whitaker (1968)): [rectangular] [cylindrical] [spherical]

Homework Assignments: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Homework Solutions: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

1998 Exams: [1998 Final] [1998 FinalKey]

1999 Exams: [1999 Exam 1] [1999 Examkey 1] [1999 Final] [1999 FinalKey]

2000 Exams: [2000 Exam 1] [2000 Examkey 1]

Current grades: [raw scores] [grade distributions]

About the instructor

Instructor: D.C. Prieve
Email: dcprieve+@andrew.cmu.edu
DH3120, phone 268-2247

Grader:
Arvind Raghunathan, DH 3106, x8-2238