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Engineering Fluid Mechanics
Engineering & Social Sciences Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: early Sep 2025 - mid Dec 2025
Engineering Fluid Mechanics
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Engineering
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 15499/14196
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: Calculus I, II
Physics I, II
Linear Algebra
Writing and Communication Skills
Programming
Thermal Engineering
Machine Mechanics
DESCRIPTION
Introductory course on Fluid Mechancis composed of:
1. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics: continuum hypothesis, local thermodynamic equilibrium, equations of state and definition of fluid variables.
2. Flow kinematics: Lagrangian and Eulerian description, convective flux, and Reynolds transport theorem.
3. Conservation laws: integral and differential forms of the continuity, momentum, and energy equations.
4. Dimensional analysis: Pi theorem and physical similarity.
5. 1D Flow: Couette, Poiseuille, and other flows of practical interest.
6. Flow in pipes: major and minor losses.
7. Introduction to external flows.
1. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics: continuum hypothesis, local thermodynamic equilibrium, equations of state and definition of fluid variables.
2. Flow kinematics: Lagrangian and Eulerian description, convective flux, and Reynolds transport theorem.
3. Conservation laws: integral and differential forms of the continuity, momentum, and energy equations.
4. Dimensional analysis: Pi theorem and physical similarity.
5. 1D Flow: Couette, Poiseuille, and other flows of practical interest.
6. Flow in pipes: major and minor losses.
7. Introduction to external flows.