Course detail

Seminar of Applied Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machines

FSI-0MTAcad. year: 2024/2025

Subject presents all research areas covered by department of fluids engineering, current research projects and topics of master thesis. Students are acquainted wih all subjects at specialization Fluid Engineering.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

1

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Pavel Rudolf, Ph.D.

Department

Energy Institute (EÚ)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of fluid mechanics on the level of courses Hydromechanics and Thermomechanics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Zápočet.
Absence tolerated after agreement with teacher.

Aims

Goal of the subject is to get acquainted the students with state-of-the-art in the our research field, current research projects and enable easier selection of master thesis topic.


Overview of the fluid engineering and currect research at our department.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

CENGEL, Yunus A. a John M. CIMBALA. Fluid Mechanics - Fundamentals and Applications. 2. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2010.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-ETI-P Master's

    specialization TEP , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization ENI , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization FLI , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Pavel Rudolf, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Presentation of specialization Fluid engineering and V. Kaplan Department of Fluid Engineering.
2. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) - flow simulations in "virtual" laboratory.
3. Design of fluid machines - pumps and hydraulic turbines.
4. Application of CFD for fluid machine design.
5. Biofluid mechanics - blood flow, artificial heart and valves, pump for extracorporal circuit.
6. Experimental fluid mechanics - measurement of hydraulic and mechanical quantities on model and prototype.
7. Dynamics of power machines - vibrations, pulsations within fluid machines and induced by fluid machines.
8. Fluid power mechanisms - high-pressure hydraulics and pneumatics
9. Pipeline technology - transport of liquids and gases, water hammer.
10. Waste water treatment, drinking water treatment.
11. Hydroelasticity - vibrations of elastic bodies submerged in liquid.
12. Cavitation and multiphase flows.
13. Presentation of master thesis topics.