Course Name : Fluid Mechanics

Course Code  ::  CE2201

(L-T-P)  ::  2+4+0

Credits  ::  4

Detailed Syllabus:

INTRODUCTION : Dimensions and units - Physical properties of fluids specific gravity, viscosity, surface tension, vapor pressure and their influences on fluid motion.
HYDRO STATICS: pressure at a point, Pascal's law, Hydrostatic law - atmospheric, gauge and vacuum pressure- measurement of pressure. Pressure gauges, Manometers: differential and Micro Manometers. Hydrostatic forces on submerged plane, Horizontal, Vertical, inclined and curved surfaces - Center of pressure. Derivations and problems. Buoyancy- Meta centric height, conditions of Equilibrium of submerged Bodies.
FLUID KINEMATICS: Description of fluid flow, Stream line, path line and streak lines and stream tube. Classification of flows : Steady, unsteady, uniform, nonuniform, laminar, turbulent, rotational and irrotational flows - Equation of continuity for one, two , three dimensional flows - stream and velocity potential functions, flow net analysis.
FLUID DYNAMICS: Surface and body forces - Euler's and Bernoulli's equations for flow along a stream line for 3-D flow, (Navier - stokes equations (Explanationary) Momentum equation and its application - forces on pipe bend.
MEASUREMENT OF FLOW: Pitot tube, Venturi meter and orifice meter - classification of orifices, flow over rectangular, triangular and trapezoidal and Stepped notches - -Broad crested weirs.
CLOSED CONDUIT FLOW: Laws of Fluid friction - Darcy's equation, Minor losses - pipes in series - pipes in parallel - Total energy line and hydraulic gradient line. Pipe network problems, variation of friction factor with Reynold's number - Moody's Chart. Characteristics of Laminar & Turbulent flows. Flow between parallel plates, Flow through long tubes, flow through inclined tubes.
BOUNDARY LAYER THEORY: Boundary layer - concepts, Prandtl contribution, Characteristics of boundary layer along a thin flat plate, Vonkarmen momentum integral equation, laminar and turbulent Boundary layers no deviations BL in transition, separation of BL, control of BL, Flow around submerged objects-Drag and Lift- Magnus effect.

REFERENCES:

  1. Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines by Modi and Seth, Standard book house.
  2. A text of Fluid mechanics and hydraulic machines by Dr. R.K. Bansal - Laxmi Publications (P) ltd., New Delhi
  3. Introduction to Fluid Machines by S.K. Som & G. Biswas (Tata McGraw-Hill publishers Pvt. Ltd.)
  4. Fluid Mechanics by Frank. M. White (Tata McGraw-Hill Pvt. Ltd.)