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FLUID MECHANICS
AAE 2128
Syllabus
- 01Introduction and basic concepts: Classification of fluid flow, no slip condition, velocity profile, Fluid properties
- 02Fluid Statics: Hydrostatic law, Pascal law definition, Pressure measurement using manometers (simple and differential manometers), Forces acting on plane, curved surfaces submerged inside fluid, Forces acting on solid objects submerged, floating in fluid (Buoyancy)
- 03Fluid Kinematics and Kinetics (Fluid Dynamics): Fundamentals of Flow Visualization, Types of Motion or Deformation of Fluid Elements, Vorticity and Rotationality, Conservation of Mass, Conservation of Momentum, Conservation of Energy equation, Mass and Volume Flow Rates, The Bernoulli Equation, differential analysis of fluid flow (Continuity, Navier stokes equations)
- 04Dimensional Analysis: Dimensions and Units, Dimensional Homogeneity, Similarity, Buckingham Pi Theorem
- 05Pipe flow: Laminar and Turbulent Flow through pipe, Flow Rate and Velocity Measurement, Minor losses, flow rate and velocity measurement
- 06Flow over bodies: Drag and Lift, Friction and Pressure Drag, Parallel Flow over Flat Plates, Flow over Cylinders and Spheres
- 07Introduction to compressible flow: Stagnation properties, speed of sound and Mach number, shock waves and expansion waves
- 08Self-study topics recommended
References
- Yunus A Cengel, and John M Cimbala, Fluid Mechanics- Fundamentals and Application, McGraw-Hill, 2013
- Bansal R.K., A Text Book of Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machine, Laxmi Publications, 2010
- Frank N white, Fluid Mechanics, McGraw Hill, 2011
- Bruce R. Munson, Theodore H. Okiishi, Wade W. Huebsch, Alric P. Rothmayer, Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey, 2013
- Clayton T. Crowe, Donald F Elger, Barbara C Williams, John A Roberson, Engineering Fluid Mechanics, John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey, 2009
Credits Structure
3Lecture
1Tutorial
0Practical
4Total