Fluid Mechanics
- Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
- Version
Version 1 of 29.01.2026.
- Module identifier
11B2126
- Module level
Bachelor
- Language of instruction
German
- ECTS credit points and grading
5.0
- Module frequency
only winter term
- Duration
1 semester
- Brief description
Fluid mechanics plays an important role in science and technology. In energy, environmental and (bio)process engineering, there are many applications, for example in the flow through pipes and apparatus as well as in the flow around bodies or aerofoils. The fundamentals of fluid mechanics and their application to solve practical fluid mechanics problems are taught.
- Teaching and learning outcomes
1. fluids and their properties
2. hydrostatics
3. hydrodynamics
4. stationary pipe flow without and with energy exchange
5. fundamentals of pumps and compressors
6. stationary flow around bodies
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 45 Lecture - 15 Practice - Lecturer independent learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 40 Preparation/follow-up for course work - 30 Exam preparation - 20 Work in small groups -
- Graded examination
- Written examination or
- oral exam
- Remark on the assessment methods
The examiners choose the type of examination from the options provided and inform the students at the beginning of the semester.
- Recommended prior knowledge
Mathematical and physical fundamentals
- Knowledge Broadening
Students can calculate the pressure distribution and acting forces in fluids at rest and mathematically describe the flow through pipes and apparatus as well as the flow around bodies and aerofoils for stationary, one-dimensional flow.
- Knowledge deepening
Students will be able to competently analyze flow-related issues in systems and illustrate the forces at work.
- Application and Transfer
Students can apply their knowledge to specific piping systems and select suitable pumps or compressors.
- Communication and Cooperation
Students formulate subject-related questions and create clearly documented solutions to problems.
- Literature
Bohl, W. (2014). Technische Strömungslehre : Stoffeigenschaften von Flüssigkeiten und Gasen, Hydrostatik, Aerostatik, inkompressible Strömungen, kompressible Strömungen, Strömungsmesstechnik (W. Elmendorf (Ed.)). Vogel.
Bschorer, S. (2021). Technische Strömungslehre : mit 262 Aufgaben und 31 Beispielen : weiterentwickelt aus dem Lehrbuch von Leopold Böswirth (K. Költzsch & T. Buck (Eds.)). Springer Vieweg.
Schade, H. (2022). Strömungslehre (E. Kunz, F. Kameier, & C. O. Paschereit (Eds.)). De Gruyter.
Sigloch, H. (2024). Strömungsmaschinen : Grundlagen und Anwendungen. Hanser.
- Applicability in study programs
- Power, Environmental and Process Engineering
- Power, Environmental and Process Engineering B.Sc. (01.09.2025)
- Bioengineering in the Food Industry
- Bioengineering in the Food Industry B.Sc. (01.09.2025)
- Person responsible for the module
- Rosenberger, Sandra
- Teachers
- Rosenberger, Sandra
- Schweers, Elke