Course Syllabus for 13.012:
Hydrodynamics for Ocean Engineers
Fall 2004


[2004 Syllabus in pdf]

Lectures:

Part I: Basic Fluid Mechanics

  • Review of General Fluid Properties
  • Hydrostatics and basic Naval Architecture
  • Conservation of Mass, Momentum, and Energy
  • Bernoulli's Equation (Steady Flow)

    Part II: Free Surface Waves

  • Linear Wave Theory: Boundary Value Problem; simplifying assumptions
  • Pressure: Unsteady Bernoulli's Equation
  • Dispersion Relationship
  • Wave Spectra (Bretschneider); Wave Statistics

    III: Wave Forces on Offshore structures and vehicles

  • Linear Theory of wave forces and body motions
  • Radiation and diffraction forces
  • Added Mass and Damping Force
  • Hydrostatic coefficient
  • Equations of motion for Seakeeping

    Part V: Viscous Flows and Free Surface Flows

  • Viscous Lift and Drag; Wakes and Jets; Offshore Platforms
  • Drag and resistance of streamlines and bluff bodies
  • Vortex Induced Vibrations (VIV); Morrison's Equation
  • Navier Stokes Equations: Separated Flows and Boundary Layers
  • Rudders and Propellers
  • Cavitation and Flow Noise



    Text for Course:

    Strongly Recommended: "Sea Loads on Ships and Offshore Structures" By O.M. Faltinsen; Cambridge 1990 (ISBN #0-521-45870-6)

    Recommended: "A Physical Introduction to Fluid Mechanics" By A.J. Smits; J. Wiley & Sons (ISBN #0-471-25349-9)

    Available at the MIT Coop in Kendall Sq. or at Barnes and Nobles (www.bn.com)



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