Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
213322003104FLUID MECHANICS AND HYDRAULICCompulsory233
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To teach the basic principles of fluid mechanics and hydraulics and to provide students with basic knowledge about their applications encountered in fire installations.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Çağrı AKGÜN
Learning Outcomes
1Know what fluid mechanics is and why it is important
2Makes basic definitions, units and calculations regarding fluids.
3Knows how to calculate the pressure and forces caused by liquids in channels and tanks.
4Knows how to calculate the weight and forces caused by objects on liquid masses.
5Calculates friction and local losses
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
To provide information on the basic principles of fluid mechanics and hydraulics, fluid statics, fluid dynamics, fluid kinematics, pressure and pressure measurements, frictional flows in pipes and their use in plumbing applications.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Definition and types of fluids, dimensions and units
2Definition and types of fluids, dimensions and units
3Pressure, variation of pressure with depth, pressure altitude, atmospheric pressure and relative pressure
4Hydrostatic pressure and force
5Hydrostatic pressure and force
6Fundamentals of hydraulics
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8Reynolds number and classification of fluid flows
9Energy and load
10Bernoulli equation
11Bernoulli equation and its applications
12Flow in pipes and its applications
13Finding friction losses in pipes
14Finding local head losses in pipes
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Recommended or Required Reading
Akışkanlar Mekaniği ve Hidrolik, Mehmet Berkün, Literatür Yayıncılık
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Individual Study for Mid term Examination12020
Individual Study for Final Examination12525
Homework22040
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)87
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