1. FIRST CYCLE - BACHELOR'S DEGREE
  2. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
  3. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
  4. 244 Mechanical Engineering (Evening Classes)
Course Information Course Learning Outcomes Course's Contribution To Program ECTS Workload Course Details
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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
MENG 459NANOFLUIDICS AND MICROFLUIDICS2 + 08th Semester3,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective This course aims to provide the students principles of microsytems with comparison of continuum systems. The students learn about flow of fluids in micro and nano scales with recent engineering applications. .
Course Content Introduction to nano and microfluidics. Continuum and particle models in miniaturized systems. Fabrication methods for microfluidics. Experimental methods in micro-scales. Microfluidics for internal and external flow control. Microfluidics and nanofluidics for bio-systems. .
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Students pursuing the course will be able to • Learn many technological applications of the field in view of fluidic systems, • Aware of technological advancements in the field.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11
LO 00154522315354
Sub Total54522315354
Contribution54522315354

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14228
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)14228
Mid-terms11515
Final examination12020
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course





91

3,5
COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2013-2014 Fall2MEHMET ORHAN


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
MENG 459 NANOFLUIDICS AND MICROFLUIDICS 2 + 0 2 Turkish 2013-2014 Fall
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Prof. Dr. MEHMET ORHAN morhan@pau.edu.tr MUH A03107 %
Goals This course aims to provide the students principles of microsytems with comparison of continuum systems. The students learn about flow of fluids in micro and nano scales with recent engineering applications. .
Content Introduction to nano and microfluidics. Continuum and particle models in miniaturized systems. Fabrication methods for microfluidics. Experimental methods in micro-scales. Microfluidics for internal and external flow control. Microfluidics and nanofluidics for bio-systems. .
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Introduction to micro and nanofluidics, microfluidic and lab-on-a-chip devices, what is different in micrometric scale
2 Physics in microscopic scale, non-bonded and bonded molecular forces and an example: DREIDING force field
3 Particle methods in physics, method of molecular dynamics, ranges of forces of microscopic origin
4 Scaling law in physics and hydrodynamics, Buckingham Pi theorem
5 Derivation of hydrodynamic equations of continuous media: Navier-Stokes equations
6 Circular and planar Couette and Poiseuille flows of continuum hydrodynamics
7 Hydrodynamics in microfluidic systems, Knudsen number, slip flow regime
8 Diffusion, mixing and separation in microsystems
9 Electrodynamics in microsystems
10 Heat transfer in micro systems
11 An introduction to microfabrication
12 Some microfluidic devices
13 Micro and nanofluidics for bio-systems
14 A special topic: nanofluidics in Carbon Nanotubes
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
ResourcesResources Language
Tabeling, P., "Introduction to Microfluidics, " Oxford University, Press, 2005English
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam50Final Exam
Midterm Exam50Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes