Question

ASSIGNMENT 1

TOPIC: INTRODUCTION OF FLUID MECHANICS

GROUP MEMBERS
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QUESTION 1: 10 MARKS

In your own words, explain what have you learnt from fluid mechanics course.

NAME	INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION

QUESTION 2: 40 MARKS

Refined crude oil has been used to lubricate moving parts in a wide variety of machines and engines. These petroleum-based lubricants are extracted from natural crude oil, and must be refined, desalted, dewaxed, and distilled from crude feedstock. However, recently, engineers are moving towards non-petroleum based lubricants or known as synthetic lubricants. Obtain information about non-petroleum based lubricants and summarize your findings in a brief report by following the format given below. The report should contain minimum 1500 words (excluding figure and table title and content, references)

Section 1: Introduction

Section 2: Categories and types of available petroleum based lubricants

Section 3: Categories and types of available non petroleum based lubricants

Section 4: Difference between petroleum based and non-petroleum based lubricants

Section 5: Issues and challenges with petroleum based lubricants

Section 6: References (website url, date assessed AND/OR name of journal/ book, author) Minimum 3 references

QUESTION 3: 50 MARKS

It is predicted that nanotechnology and the use of nano sized objects will improvise many processes and products. Among new new nanotechnology areas is that of nano scale fluid mechanics or known as nanofluid. Fluid behavior at the nano scale can be entirely different than that for the usual everyday flows. Obtain various information of nano fluid mechanics and summarize your findings in a brief report by following the format given below. The report should contain minimum 1700 words (excluding figure and table title and content, references)

Section 1: Introduction – what is nano scale fluid mechanics

Section 2: History / the starting point of nano scale fluid mechanics

Section 3: Various types of nano scale fluid mechanics

Section 4: Use/ potential applications of nano scale fluid mechanics

Section 5: Issues and challenges with nano scale fluid mechanics

Section 6: References (website url, date assessed OR name of journal/ book, author) Minimum 3 references

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