06ME36B/06ME46B-Fluid Mechanics |
PART – A |
UNIT I |
Properties of Fluids: Introduction, properties of fluids, viscosity,
thermodynamic properties, Surface tension and Capillarity, Vapour pressure
and Cavitation.
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UNIT II |
Fluid Statics:Fluid pressure at a point, Pascal’s law, pressure variation in a
static fluid, Absolute, gauge, atmospheric and vacuum pressures,simple
manometers,differential manometers, total pressure and center of pressure,
vertical plane surface submerged in liquid, horizontal plane surface
submerged in liquid, inclined plane surface submerged in liquid, curved
surface submerged in liquid. Buoyancy, center of buoyancy, metacenter and
metacentric height, conditions of equilibrium of floating and submerged
bodies.
Fluid Kinematics: Types of fluid flow, Introduction, continuity equation,
continuity equation in three dimensions (Cartesian co-ordinate system only),
velocity and acceleration, velocity potential function and stream function.
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UNIT III |
Dimensional Analysis: Introduction, derived quantities, dimensions of
physical quantities, dimensional homogeneity, Buckingham’s theorem,
Raleigh’s method, dimensionless numbers, similitude, types of similitudes.
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PART – B |
UNIT V |
Fluid Dynamics: Introduction, equations of motion, Euler’s equation of
motion, Bernoulli’s equation from Euler’s equation, Bernoulli’s equation for
real fluids.
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UNIT VI |
Fluid flow measurements: Introduction, venturimeter, orifice meter, Pitot tube.
Flow through pipes: Frictional loss in pipe flow, Darcy- Equation for loss of
head due to friction in pipes, Chezy’s equation for loss of head due to friction
in pipes, hydraulic gradient and total energy line.
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UNIT VII |
Laminar flow and viscous effects: Reynold’s number, critical Reynold’s
number, Laminar flow through circular pipe-Hagen poiseulle’s equation,
Laminar flow between parallel and stationery plates.
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UNIT VIII |
Flow past immersed bodies: Drag, Lift, expression for lift and drag,
pressure drag and friction drag, boundary layer concept, displacement
thickness, momentum thickness and energy thickness.
Introduction to compressible flow: Velocity of sound in a fluid, Mach
number, Propagation of pressure waves in a compressible fluid.
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TEXT BOOKS: |
1. Fluid Mechanics by Oijush K.Kundu, IRAM COCHEN, EL SEVIER
3rd Ed. 2005.
2. Fluid Mechanics by Dr. Bansal.R.K, Lakshmi Publications, 2004.
3. Fluid Mechanics and hydraulics, Dr. Jagadishlal: Metropolitan Book
Co-Ltd., 1997.
4. Fluid Mechanics (SI Units), Yunus A. Cingel John M. Oimbala. Tata
MaGrawHill,2006.
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Reference Books |
1. Fluid Mechanics, Fundamental & applications, by Yunus A, Cenegel,
John M,Cimbala, Tata MacGraw Hill, 2006.
2. Fluid Mechanics by John F.Douglas, Janul and M.Gasiosek and john A.
Swaffield, Pearson Education Asia, 5th ed., 2006
3. Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power Engineering,” Kumar.D.S, Kataria
and Sons.,2004.
4. Fluid Mechanics R.K.Hegde, Niranjana Murthy Spana Book House,
2005. |
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