2023/24 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LISS1047 Fluid Dynamics in Theory and Practice

10 creditsClass Size: 30

Module manager: Rob Sturman
Email: r.sturman@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Jul to 31 Aug View Timetable

Year running 2023/24

Pre-requisite qualifications

GPA of 2.5 (US) or equivalent and enrolled at a university

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

Fluid Dynamics lies at the heart of many societal and industrial challenges. It has practical application in the engineering and physical sciences. Fluid dynamics also has applications in geophysical, astrophysical, environmental and biomedical regimes. This module will pair lectures with hands-on experiments and workshops. You will explore many different aspects of fluid behaviour. This will include laminar flow, vortices and turbulence. You will also examine a variety of fluid states, such as droplets, non-Newtonian fluids and creeping flows. You will also consider implications for questions of practical importance. For example, mixing and stirring, indoor air quality, flooding and the solar dynamo. You will have the opportunity to learn from experts in the Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics, a cross-disciplinary research institute. This module will encourage you to think about the many ways in which fluids affect our lives. You will explore and understand the implications for societal challenges. You will develop your understanding with practical experiments. You will also develop your scientific verbal and written communication skills.

Objectives

- To develop students’ interest and ability to understand and explore the extent to which fluid dynamics affects the world around us

- To help students understand and analyse the physical and mathematical principles governing fluid motion in a variety of settings

- To develop students’ scientific skills in devising, adapting and documenting simply experiments.

- To develop students’ scientific communication skills in workshop or seminar environments.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:

1. discuss a wide variety of examples of contributions fluid dynamics has made to several distinct topics which impact on everyday life, and the principles underpinning these;

2. use their mathematical and scientific skills to question and analyse fluid phenomena around them;

3. demonstrate their ability to communicate an example of the role fluid dynamics has played in addressing a topic of general interest to a public audience in verbal or written form;

4. communicate the context and scientific basis of a given problem to an audience of non specialists.

Syllabus

Topics from:
- Laminar flow
- Taylor vortices
- Non-Newtonian fluids
- Fluid mixing and stirring
- Fluid droplets
- Creeping flows
- Indoor air quality
- Vortex rings
- The solar dynamo
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Flooding
- Bio-medical fluid dynamics
- River modelling

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Visit	1	10.00	10.00
Class tests, exams and assessment	1	2.00	2.00
Fieldwork	1	8.00	8.00
Lecture	8	1.50	12.00
Practical	3	2.00	6.00
Seminar	2	2.00	4.00
Independent online learning hours			15.00
Private study hours			43.00
Total Contact hours			42.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Quizzes: these can be delivered online (using, e.g., Gradescope), and will help to monitor and encourage engagement and understanding throughout the module. These are aimed to be short (probably 4 quizzes, with 5-10 multiple choice/short answer questions each) and direct, rather than lengthy, detailed calculations.

Quiz answers and marks can be released essentially immediately. Students can gain advice and feedback on their lab reports.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Presentation	Group presentation (10 minutes)	40.00
Report	Lab report (1000 words)	60.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 26/01/2024 09:22:26

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