Syllabus Application
ME 561
Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester
Fall 2026-2027
Course
ME 561 -
Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Time/Place
Time
Week Day
Place
Date
08:40-09:30
Tue
FENS-L065
Sep 28-Dec 31, 2026
09:40-11:30
Wed
FENS-L058
Sep 28-Dec 31, 2026
Level of course
Masters
Course Credits
SU Credit:3, ECTS:10
Prerequisites
-
Corequisites
-
Course Type
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Serhat Yeşilyurt
- Email: syesilyurt@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
This course covers essential advanced topics in fluid mechanics as an introductory graduate level course surveying fundamental concepts, and methods used in fluid mechanics. Emphasis will be on patterns of incompressible viscous flows, potential flow, boundary layers, and some solutions of the NS equation. The course will conclude with introduction to hydrodynamic stability, transitory flows and turbulence.
Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | Formulate and solve differential equations of motion including Navier-Stokes and voticity transport for complex flows |
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| 2. | Analyze boundary layer theory, flow separation and calculate skin friction and drag coefficients on walls adjacent to fluids |
| 3. | Apply advanced dimensional analysis and similarity principles for scaling models to prototypes |
| 4. | Understand the nature of turbulence, energy cascade (Kolmogorov hypothesis), and apply Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) models |
| 5. | Evaluate fluid forces (lift and drag) on submerged bodies, airfoils, and within piping systems |
| 6. | Apply control volume analysis for conservation of mass, momentum, and energy in inertial/non-inertial frames |
Course Objective
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Related to This Course:
| Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure |