SPECIAL PROBLEM WRITE-UP REQUIREMENTS
ME 303 FLUID DYNAMICS/ WESTPHAL/ WSU/ FALL 2000
The special problem requires a 2-part write-up. It may be entirely handwritten, or may
be a combination of computer-generated and handwritten materials. The guidelines below
are intended to cover all problems, but may not be applicable in specific cases. If
you wish to deviate from the specified format, please ASK FIRST!
A PART... Due: Oct. 24, worth 25 points
Submit a THREE PAGE write-up for Part A, following the guidelines below...
PAGE ONE
- Restate your problem objectives.
- Provide a neat diagram with variables defined and key simplifying
assumptions briefly noted.
- Show a control volume and/or any streamline needed for your analysis on the diagram.
PAGE TWO
- Develop your analysis as you would a homework
problem: apply mnemonic form of
conservation law(s) with reference to control volume or streamline; then simplify
and combine equations to achieve a result in symbolic form.
- Substitute numerical values with units and
conversions as a last step.
PAGE THREE
- Provide a neat plot, table, or other appropriate summary of your Part A result.
Your part A submission will be graded and returned to you. YOUR PART A SCORE
MAY BE IMPROVED BY CORRECTING ANY DEFICIENCIES NOTED for your Part B submission!
B PART... Due: Dec. 12, worth 25 points
APPEND THREE ADDITIONAL PAGES to you part A submission. Hence, your total submission
for Part B will consist of re-submitting your Part A write-up (including any
corrections, should you choose to make them) and the three pages described below.
PAGE FOUR
- Summarize your experimental observations, where
called for, with a simple line diagram (with dimensions!) of the apparatus and a
table of observations.
Or, if you are doing a more involved calculation or analysis
for Part B, summarize them.
PAGE FIVE
- Usually this will be a graph of results comparing experiment and theory, or summarizing
your Part B computation/ analysis.
- A "good" graph has a detailed title (or caption), axis labels, and a legend.
PAGE SIX
- Give no more than one page (2-3 paragraphs) of
discussion of results, answering
any questions posed in the problem statement and comparing your
experimental observations to the analysis results. What did you learn?
- HINT: re-read your objective, then address the issues posed there, plus any
unexpected results or unanticipated difficulties!