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Fluid Mechanics for Engineers

This document provides an overview of fluid mechanics topics including properties of fluids, types of fluid flow, ideal flow, fluid dynamics, flow measurement techniques, laminar flow, flow through pipes, boundary layer theory, and dimensional analysis and model testing. Key concepts covered include gauge and absolute pressure, streamlines, continuity and momentum equations, the Navier-Stokes and Euler's equations, Bernoulli's energy equation, flow meters, the Hagen-Poiseuille equation, the Reynolds number, and Buckingham's π theorem.

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Fluid Mechanics for Engineers

This document provides an overview of fluid mechanics topics including properties of fluids, types of fluid flow, ideal flow, fluid dynamics, flow measurement techniques, laminar flow, flow through pipes, boundary layer theory, and dimensional analysis and model testing. Key concepts covered include gauge and absolute pressure, streamlines, continuity and momentum equations, the Navier-Stokes and Euler's equations, Bernoulli's energy equation, flow meters, the Hagen-Poiseuille equation, the Reynolds number, and Buckingham's π theorem.

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FLUID MECHANICS

INTRODUCTION: Properties of fluids. Concept of gauge and absolute pressure, measurement of pressure using manometers of
different types. Types of flow - laminar, turbulent, unsteady, steady, non-uniform and uniform flows. Stream line, streak line and path
line.
(8+4)
IDEAL FLOW: Irrotational and rotational flows, stream function, potential function, D’Alembert paradox, continuity equation- derivation
and applications to one dimensional flow, differential momentum equation, Impact of jets-force on fixed and moving vanes, flat and
curved.
(9+5)
FLUID DYNAMICS: Navier Stokes equation – derivation and problems , derivation of Euler's equation and Bernoulli's energy
equation, examples illustrating the use of energy equations.
(7+4)
FLOW MEASUREMENT: Orifice meter, Venturi meter, Flow nozzle, Pitot tubes, Multi-hole probe and Anemometer, Rotameter,
Hotwire anemometer, Magnetic flow meter, Displacement meter, Vortex flow meter, Turbine flow meter, Selection of flow meter.
(8+4)
LAMINAR FLOW: Hagen-Poiseuille equation – velocity profile, power calculations. Laminar flow between parallel plates - Couette
flow and Plane Poiseuille flow.
(6+3)
FLOW THROUGH PIPES: Pipes in series and parallel. Reynolds number, Darcy-Weisbach equation, use of Moody diagram, minor
losses-sudden expansion, sudden contraction and losses in pipe fittings. (8+4)

BOUNDARY LAYER THEORY: Development of boundary layer, Prandtl’s boundary layer equations, Blasius solution, integral
momentum equation, drag on a flat plate, boundary layer separation and its control, streamlined and bluff bodies -flow around circular
bodies and aero foils, calculation of lift and drag. (8+4)

DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS AND MODEL TESTING: Buckingham’s  theorem, Reynolds, Froude and Mach number and their
applications in model testing. (6+2)

Total = L: 30 + T: 30 = 60
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Kumar D S, "Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power Engineering", Kataria S K and Sons, New Delhi, 2010.

REFERENCES:
1. Frank M White, "Fluid Mechanics", Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2011
2. Victor Streeter, E. Benjamin Wylie, K. W. Bedford, "Fluid Mechanics", Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2011.

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