Key information
- Faculty
- Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Teaching department
- Mathematics
- Credit value
- 15
- Restrictions
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"This module is normally taken by fourth (or third) year students on single or combined honours mathematics degrees, who have taken MATH0015 Fluid Dynamics, MATH0016 Mathematical Methods 3 and MATH0056 Mathematical Methods 4.
- Timetable
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Alternative credit options
There are no alternative credit options available for this module.
This is a course on the flow of incompressible viscous (ie. real) fluids. Unlike an ideal fluid, a viscous fluid exerts tangential stresses which are analogous to friction forces in mechanics. Once the governing partial differential equations are derived, we move on to obtaining and interpreting special solutions, eg. for flow between rotating cylinders, over an oscillating plate, between converging walls, or through pipes of various cross-sections. Domestic and industrial applications are mentioned. Motion of a very viscous fluid and slow flows as in lubrication are then considered in more detail.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Intended teaching term:
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Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 7)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In Person
- Methods of assessment
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90%
Exam
10%
Coursework
- Mark scheme
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Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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13
- Module leader
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Dr Benjamin Walker
- Who to contact for more information
- math.ugteaching@ucl.ac.uk
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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