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Fluid Mechanics Lab

The Fluid Mechanics Lab provides hands-on experience to demonstrate fluid principles essential for the industry. The syllabus covers outcomes, grading, and prerequisites, emphasizing team work and communication skills. Reports are to be precise, following formats for journals, sales, and engineering memos, with an emphasis on clear, concise writing. Good work habits, safety, and ethical behavior are highlighted along with graphing guidelines for accuracy.

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Fluid Mechanics Lab

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  1. Fluid Mechanics Lab • MET website • SPSU e-mail • Syllabus • Notes • Power Point

  2. Fluid Mechanics Lab Syllabus • Contact information • ADA • Prerequisites • Outcomes • Grade • Text

  3. Fluid Mechanics Lab Notes • Schedule • Lab locations • Groups

  4. Fluid Mechanics Lab Power Point • Fluid principles • Changes in schedule

  5. Fluid Mechanics Lab • Demonstrate fluid principles • Hands-on: equipment & instrumentation • Team work • Communication skills

  6. Communications • Skill valued by employers – surveys • S.D. Warren

  7. FM Lab • Preparation for industry • Good work habits • Safety • Housekeeping: safe, efficient, OSHA • On-time; in right place

  8. Fluid Mechanics Lab • Reports • Individual • Due dates • Ethical behavior academic dishonesty

  9. Reports • Formats • Engineering journal • Sales • Capital project proposal • Engineering memo: progress report

  10. Format • Follow format EXACTLY • Format • Title page • Objective: fluid principle being demonstrated. • Procedure: “As issued by the Instructor”; exceptions should be noted. • Data: use “raw” lab data; no calculated or converted values. • Results: tables and/or graphs • Conclusions: support with values from Results. Present any comparisons with published data. • Appendix: list any source used to prepare report; e.g. source of published values.

  11. Reports • Word processor • Proper grammar • Complete sentences • Computer-generated graphs

  12. Reports • Neat & orderly • Follow format exactly

  13. Reports • Clear • Concise • Complete • Correct

  14. Clear • Vague: “the new model runs much faster than the old model but is much more expensive.” • Clear: The CF 553 runs 84% faster than the RG 562 but costs an additional $4320.”

  15. Concise • “I regret to inform you, at this time I basically do not have access to that specific information.” • “This is a manually operated soil manipulator.”

  16. Concise • Commence – start • Utilize – use • Proceed – go • Exhibits the ability to – can • In the majority of instances - usually

  17. Complete • Start with an objective • Collect meaningful data • Analyze in line with objective • Reach conclusions

  18. Correct • Technically • Grammatically • Format

  19. Graphs • Present data in concise, clear manner • See trends • Compare conditions • Extrapolate data • Develop equation to describe data

  20. Graphs • Computer generated • Descriptive title • Abscissa – independent variable; ordinate – dependent variable • Label axes: name & units; orientation

  21. Graphs • Axes increment: consistent increments; appropriately sized • Legend • Staple upper right • Multiple axes - example

  22. Graphs • Continuous functions – smooth, best fit curve. Do not force the curve through every data point. • No “free-hand” curve • Curve vs bar chart

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