ACADEMIC PLAN FOR 4TH SEMESTER 2017

SUBJECT: FLUID MECHANICS SUBJECT CODE: ETME-212

CREDITS: 4

TOPICS TO BE COVERED
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1ST TERM Unit 1

1. Introduction of subject, Fundamental definitions, Fluid properties

2. Classification of fluids, Flow characteristics, Foundations of flow analysis 1

3. Incompressible and compressible fluids, one, two and three dimensional flows 1
 4. Pascals law, pressure variation in a fluid at rest 1

5. Classification of different manometers 1

6. Fluid pressure, Forces on solid surfaces 2

7. Buoyant forces, Metacentre and Metacentric height. Stability of floating bodies 2

Unit 2 3
1. Types of fluid flow, streamline, path line and streak line
2. Continuity equation, Equations for acceleration, Irrotational and rotational flow 1

3. Velocity potential and stream function 2

4. Vortex flow 1

5. Control volume analysis, Eulers equation of motion 1

6. Bernoullis equation, Bernoullis theorems from steady flow energy equation 1

 7. Venturi meter; Pitot tube, Momentum equation 1

8. Reynolds experiment, Critical velocity, Steady laminar flow through a circular tube 2

9. Measurement of viscosity 1

1
2ND TERM

Unit 3
1. Shear stress in turbulent flow. Hydro dynamically smooth & rough boundaries
2. Velocity distribution for turbulent flow in smooth and rough pipes 1

3. Boundary Layer Theory and Applications 2

4. Boundary Layer thickness, displacement, momentum and energy thickness 1

5. Flow separation, Drag and lift on immersed bodies 1

6. Darcy-Weisbach equation, Moody diagram 2

 7. Energy losses in pipelines, concept of equivalent length 1

8. Flow between two reservoirs multiple pipe systems. Siphon 1

2
Unit 4
1. Buckinghams Theorem and its applications, Geometric, Kinematics and Dynamic

similarity 3
 2. Dimensionless numbers-Reynolds, Froude, Euler, Mach, Weber Number and
their significance

3. Measurement of flow using, orifice meter, nozzle 2

4. Measurement of flow in open channels rectangular, triangular

5. Trapezoidal weir, Cipoeletti weir. Hot-wire anemometer 2

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 ACADEMIC PLAN FOR 4TH SEMESTER 2017

SUBJECT: FLUID MECHANICS Subject Code : ETME-212

TOPICS TO BE COVERED
1ST TERM
Unit 1
. Introduction of subject, Fundamental definitions, Fluid properties
2. Classification of fluids, Flow characteristics, Foundations of flow analysis
3. Incompressible and compressible fluids, one, two and three dimensional flows
4. Pascals law, pressure variation in a fluid at rest
5. Classification of different manometers
6. Fluid pressure, Forces on solid surfaces
7. Buoyant forces, Metacentre and Metacentric height. Stability of floating bodies
Unit 2
1. Types of fluid flow, streamline, path line and streak line
2. Continuity equation, Equations for acceleration, Irrotational and rotational flow
3. Velocity potential and stream function
4. Vortex flow
5. Control volume analysis, Eulers equation of motion
6. Bernoullis equation, Bernoullis theorems from steady flow energy equation
7. Venturi meter; Pitot tube, Momentum equation
8. Reynolds experiment, Critical velocity, Steady laminar flow through a circular tube
9. Measurement of viscosity

2ND TERM
Unit 3
1. Shear stress in turbulent flow. Hydro dynamically smooth & rough boundaries
2. Velocity distribution for turbulent flow in smooth and rough pipes
3. Boundary Layer Theory and Applications
4. Boundary Layer thickness, displacement, momentum and energy thickness
5. Flow separation, Drag and lift on immersed bodies
6. Darcy-Weisbach equation, Moody diagram
7. Energy losses in pipelines, concept of equivalent length
8. Flow between two reservoirs multiple pipe systems. Siphon

Unit 4
1. Buckinghams Theorem and its applications, Geometric, Kinematics and Dynamic
similarity

2. Dimensionless numbers-Reynolds, Froude, Euler, Mach, Weber Number and their significance
3. Measurement of flow using, orifice meter, nozzle
4. Measurement of flow in open channels rectangular, triangular
5. Trapezoidal weir, Cipoeletti weir. Hot-wire anemometer
TH SEMESTER 2017

Credit : 4

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