Mechanical Engineering - 3 rd Semester Fluid Mechanics

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Topics Module I Fundamentals Concepts : Characteristics of fluids continuum properties of fluids density, specific weight, specific volumes, specific gravity Compressibility and bulk modulus, viscosity Viscosity problems, Surface Tension Surface Tension Capillarity, Vapour pressure Fluid Statics : Pressure Pascals law Hydrostatic law-variation of pressure in static fluids, absolute and gauge pressures Manometers Manometers Forces on bodies and surfaces submerged in fluids - Horizontal, Vertical surfaces Forces on bodies and surfaces submerged in fluids - Vertical, Inclined surfaces Buoyancy and floatation Metacentric height Stability of bodies submerged and floating in fluids Module II System and control volume approach - basic equations Reynolds Transport equation Eulers equation , Bernoullis equation Bernoullis equation assumptions and applications - Problems Bernoullis equation - Problems Venturimeter Venturimeter- Problems, Orificemeter Orificemeter - problems , Pitot tube Orifice , Mouthpiece Notches and weirs Notches and weirs - Problems

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Module III 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 Fluid Kinematics Eulerian and Lagrangian flow descriptions classification of fluid flow Graphical description of flow pattern stream lines , path lines, streak lines, stream tubes Velocity and acceleration in fluid flow Rotational and irrotational flow circulation and vorticity Stream function Potential function Stream function and potential function - problems Basic flow fields rectilinear flow - source and sink Flow through pipes Reynolds experiment - laminar and turbulent flow laminar flow in circular pipes Hagen - Poiscille law Hagen Poiseulle - problems Turbulent flows in circular pipes Darcey - Weisbach equation Darcey - Weisbach equation - problems Minor losses in pipes Total head and pressure lines Module IV Boundary layer Introduction, boundary layer over flat plate Boundary layer over flat plate - problems Continuity and momentum equations for laminar boundary layer Boundary layer thickness and velocity profile Boundary layer thickness and velocity profile - problems Integral solutions of momentum equations Von-karman equation, Blasius equation, prandtls equations Problems - Blasius and prandtl eqns Boundary layer on immersed bodies, drag and lift Drag and Lift - Problems Skin friction drag, boundary layer separation Introduction to turbulance, classification, scales of turbulance Reynolds stresses Turbulance models Prandtl mixing length concept