Fluid mechanics course was taught for the first time in China University of Petroleum (Beijing) in 2016, and has been taught for 8 rounds, with 160 undergraduates majoring in Petroleum Engineering taking the course, and the effect of the lectures is good. Fluid Mechanics is an important basic course for the students majored in Petroleum Engineering. This course is intended to provide a basic introduction to the principles of fluid mechanics and its engineering application. This course can lay a good foundation for the study of specialty courses in subsequent years. The course mainly includes fluid properties, fluid statics, fluid dynamics and viscous fluid flow. By the end of this course it is to be expected that the students will have acquired an understanding of the concepts and principles and have following basic skills: (1) evaluate the magnitude and direction of hydrostatic forces on planar and simple curved surfaces; (2) properly use Bernoulli equation, continuity Equation and momentum equation to determine flow velocity or pressure; (3) properly use Bernoulli equation, simple solutions of viscous flow; (4) evaluate head loss of pipe flow and analyze pipes in series and pipes in parallel.
The course syllabus has a clear course objective, which can support the "graduation requirements" in the undergraduate program. The course content is scientific and reflects the core theories and achievements of the disciplines and specialties. ①The course emphasizes the practical derivation of fluid mechanics theory. The teaching content focuses on the basic concepts and principles of fluid mechanics, and strengthens the theoretical derivation of formulas corresponding to each knowledge point on the premise of understanding key concepts. It emphasizes the introduction of theoretical derivation in governing equations to improve students' ability to derive formulas. ②The course content is reasonably arranged, mainly includes fluid properties, fluid statics, fluid dynamics and viscous fluid flow.
