ME 165 : Ocean-Environment Mechanics
(Control # 56162)
Spring Semester - 2007
3 Units, TuTh 11-12:30
6 Evans Hall
Instructor: R. W. Yeung
(6135 Etcheverry Hall, rwyeung@berkeley.edu)
This is a junior to senior-level technical
elective focusing on applications of the principles of fluid mechanics
and dynamics to engineering designs that operate in the ocean environment,
particularly marine vehicles. Students are introduced to concepts
of large-scale motions of the oceans, ocean waves, mechanics of surface
gravity waves, wave loading and their implications on various designs. Performance
evaluation of marine vehicles and ocean structures, especially those aspects
pertaining to steady forward motion (resistance or drag) and propulsion
and wave-induced motion (up to 3 degrees of freedom), particularly in relation
to ocean renewable energy, are discussed. Computational methods are
introduced with hands-on software development.
The course can be used
to meet the elective requirement of Mechanical Engineering Design, or Fluid
Mechanics, or Ocean
Engineering. (see p. 73-4 of 2006/07-COE Announcement for Mechanical
Engineering).
Catalog Description: Ocean environment.
Physical properties and characteristics of the oceans. Global conservation
laws. Surface-wave generation. Gravity-wave mechanics, kinematics and dynamics.
Design consideration of ocean vehicles and systems. Model testing techniques.
Prediction of resistance and response in waves -- laboratory testing and
computational models. Prerequisites: ME106 (or CEE100)
For syllabus and course schedule, please email request
to rwyeung@berkeley.edu
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