| Unit name | Multiphase Flow |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MENG31102 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Gilbertson |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites | |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
Fluid mechanics is about solving problems and the most difficult part is analysing the system and reducing it to a series of equations. Once this has been achieved there are a number of standard methods that can be used to solve them. In single-phase fluid mechanics problems can be solved at quite a fundamental level with a few notable exceptions such as turbulence. When two or more phases are present then problems become much more difficult to solve because of the difficulty of describing a dispersed phase, the structures that can arise in a multiphase flow, and the interactions between the different phases. This course extends the techniques of fluid mechanics to areas where fundamental understanding is poor and describes some of the methods that can be used to make difficult problems tractable and allow engineering solutions to be obtained.
