D1 - Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the student will have to know the basic aspects of fluid mechanics
D2 - Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
The student must be able to solve classic problems of fluid mechanics of interest to the engineer
D3 - Making judgments
At the end of the course, the student must be able to carry out a critical examination to verify the correct application of the knowledge acquired and applied to engineering.
D4 - Communication skills
At the end of the course, the student must be able to correctly illustrate the acquired knowledge and practical skills with the correct use of technical terms
D5 - Learning ability
The student must be able to deal with the study of more complex aspects in the course of subsequent courses or during his professional life

Knowledge of differential calculus, physics of mechanical systems and rational mechanics

Properties of Fluids; statics, kinematics, dynamics, conservation laws, equations of motion in integral and differential form, potential theory, boundary layer, drag and lift

Meccanica dei FLuidi ( Y. A. Cengel & J.M. Cimbala, ed. it a cura di G. Cozzo & C. Santoro), McGraw-Hill education)

1) Introduction and basic concepts:
a. What is Fluid Mechanics (MdF)
b. Areas of application of the MdF
c. Classification of a fluid and its motion
d. Control system and volume
2) Properties of Fluids
a. Continuous system
b. Density
c. Vapor pressure and cavitation
d. Compressibility coefficient
e. Cubic expansion coefficient
f. Compressibility in fluids
g. Viscosity
h. Surface tension and capillarity
3) Statics of Fluids
a. Pressure
b. Law of hydrostatics (Stevin)
c. Manometers
d. Atmospheric pressure
e. Thrusts on flat surfaces
f. Thrusts on curved surfaces
g. Component method and integral balance method for the calculation of thrusts
h. Thrusts on immersed bodies (Archimedes' principle)
i. Rigid flow of fluids
4) Fluid kinematics
a. Lagrangian and Eulerian description
b. The total derivative
c. Speed ​​and acceleration
d. Visualization of a field of motion
e. Graphic representation of a motion field
f. Relative motion between two points (deformation and rotation speed)
g. Vorticity
h. Reynolds transport theorem
5) Conservation laws
a. Mass and volume flow
b. Preservation of the mass in integral form
c. Mechanical energy and efficiency of fluid machines
d. Ideal Flluids: Bernoulli's Theorem
e. Applications of Bernoulli's theorem
f. Coefficient of information of the kinetic power
g. Conservation law of the momentum in integral form
h. Coefficient of information for the momentum
6) Dimensional Analysis
a. Mathematical and physical models
b. Theorem 
c. Complete and incomplete similitude
7) Pressurized currents
a. Definitions
b. Networks under pressure
c. Motion regimes:
a. Laminar
b. turbulent
c. Radius and hydraulic diameter
d. Motion in ducts in laminar and turbulent conditions
e. Load losses
f. Resistance index
g. Practical formulas
h. Wall roughness
i. Nikuradse experiments
j. Moody diagram
k. Localized pressure drops
l. pipes in series and in parallel
m. Hydraulic systems: solving project and verification problems
8) Resistance and Lift
a. Definitions
b. Forces and moments on bodies
in relative motion
c. Drag and lift coefficients
d. Tapered shapes stocky bodies
e. Current separation
f. Form and friction resistance
g. Drag coefficients for the most common forms
h. Strength of the flat plate
i. Resistance of cylinders and balls
j. Effect of roughness on stocky bodies
9) Equations of motion in indefinite form
a. Global and differential approach
b. Mass conservation:
c. - Eulerian approach, differential form
d. - Lagrangian approach, differential form
e. Momentum Conservation:
f. - Lagrangian approach, differential form
g. Stress tensor: isotropic part and deviatoric part
h. Constitutive laws
i. Navier-Stokes equations for Newtonian fluids and incompressible flows
j. Analytical solutions of the NS equations
k. Current function
L. Reduced forms of the NS equations
m. Potential flows

Lectures followed by exercises in which the theoretical knowledge acquired is put into practice

The teaching method is based on the fact that a student who knows the theory is able to solve problems that involve knowledge of that theory.

Two written tests: the first on three exercises on three fundamental chapters (hydrostatic thrusts, dynamic thrusts and pipes under pressure). After passing the test, there will be a second written test with 5 exercises on the rest of the topics developed in the course.
Score: score on the single exercises with 34 points available. From 30 to 32 the grade is 30; from 33 upwards the grade is 30 cum laude

This course explores topics closely related to one or more goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs)