ASSIGNMENT 1

TOPIC: INTRODUCTION OF FLUID MECHANICS

GROUP MEMBERS
Name		Matrix Number

QUESTION 1: 10 MARKS

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

NAME	INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION

QUESTION 2: 40 MARKS

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

Section 1: Introduction

Section 2: Categories and types of available petroleum basedlubricants

Section 3: Categories and types of available non petroleum basedlubricants

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

Section 5: Issues and challenges with petroleum basedlubricants

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

QUESTION 3: 50 MARKS

It is predicted that nanotechnology and the use of nano sizedobjects will improvise many processes and products. Among new newnanotechnology areas is that of nano scale fluid mechanics or knownas nanofluid. Fluid behavior at the nano scale can be entirelydifferent than that for the usual everyday flows. Obtain variousinformation of nano fluid mechanics and summarize your findings ina brief report by following the format given below. The reportshould contain minimum 1700 words (excluding figure and table titleand content, references)

Section 1: Introduction – what is nano scale fluid mechanics

Section 2: History / the starting point of nano scale fluidmechanics

Section 3: Various types of nano scale fluid mechanics

Section 4: Use/ potential applications of nano scale fluidmechanics

Section 5: Issues and challenges with nano scale fluidmechanics

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