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FLUID DYNAMICS

ME 363
Course Description

Laws of mechanics and thermodynamics applied to fluids at rest and in motion; potential flow; dimensional analysis; viscous flow; pipe flow; boundary-layer theory; compressible flow.

Prerequisties

ME 361 and (MATH 319 , MATH 320 or MATH 375 ), or member of Engineering Guest Students

Satisfies
Credits

3

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average
3.35

8.71% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

4.51% from Historical

A Rate
35.14%

45.32% from Historical

Class Size
148

9.1% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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