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Virginia Tech

ME-3404: Fluid Mechanics

Description: Comprehensive first course in basic and applied fluid mechanics. Fluid properties, statics, kinematics, and dynamics. Eulers and Bernoullis equations. Hydrodynamics. Dimensional analysis and similitude. Real fluids, laminar and turbulent flows. Boundary layer model and approximate analysis. Compressible flow and propulsion devices. Flow measurement. Introduction to turbomachinery with applications.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 102

Average GPA: 2.83 (B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 17.83%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.53%

Andrew T Duggleby200738.0%37.5%15.5%5.3%3.7%0.0%3.024
Uri Vandsburger201335.0%54.9%8.6%0.7%0.8%0.0%3.238
Pavlos P Vlachos200615.9%47.5%27.0%7.2%2.5%0.0%2.723
Wing Fai Ng201920.2%47.5%22.6%7.6%1.1%1.1%2.7928
Francine Battaglia201422.2%38.6%30.0%7.5%1.6%0.2%2.7013
Bahareh Behkam201920.9%35.6%30.0%7.8%3.5%2.2%2.6210
John A Palmore202058.7%23.8%14.2%3.3%0.0%0.0%3.382
Danesh K Tafti201911.2%31.6%30.7%18.6%3.8%4.1%2.286
Eugene F Brown201331.5%46.1%16.9%3.4%2.2%0.0%3.023
Clinton L Dancey201824.6%41.5%22.2%4.9%2.4%4.3%2.8310
Weiwei Deng201740.3%44.7%14.5%0.0%0.0%0.5%3.304
Chang Min Son201916.6%57.4%20.4%0.0%0.0%5.6%3.001
Rui Qiao201820.0%37.2%32.5%6.3%0.5%3.5%2.767
Matthew J Rice201642.3%44.1%10.2%3.4%0.0%0.0%3.201
Mark R Paul201834.9%44.4%16.7%3.2%0.0%0.8%3.102

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