After completion of this course each student would be able to:
The Fluid Mechanics is a compulsory course and has been offered by the Department of Civil Engineering.
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CLO |
Description |
Taxonomy Level |
Linking to PLOs |
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1 |
Basic understanding of fluid (liquid) properties, their measuring units and types of flow. |
C1 |
1 |
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2 |
Analysis of fluid immersed or floating body’s bouncy, static pressure, kinematics and dynamic behavior of fluids. Effects of pipe roughness on fluid flow. |
C2 |
2 |
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3 |
Perform practical ability to demonstrate fluid pressure in pipes, flow measurement equipment’s and fluid machines (Pumps/Turbines/compressor), their application in daily life/field. |
P3 |
3 |
Course Contents:
Introduction to Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics, statics, Kinematics, Dynamics, Distinction between a solid and a fluid, a gas and liquid, Dimensions and systems of units.
Density, Specific weight, Specific volume, Specific gravity, Viscosity and newton’s law of viscosity, Bulk modulus of elasticity, Surface tension and Capillarity.
Pressure; Pressure head, Pressure-head relationship, Atmospheric pressure, Absolute pressure, Gauge pressure and Pascal’s law. Measurement of pressure; Piezometer, Manometers, Bourdon gauge and Pressure transducers. Hydrostatic pressure; Pressure on plane surfaces, Center of pressure, and Force/pressure on curved surfaces. Buoyancy and floatation: Archimedes’ principle and Stability of floating bodies.
Basic concepts of uniform and non-uniform flow, steady and unsteady flow, Laminar and turbulent flow, Rotational and irrotational flow: One, two and three dimensional flow, flow rate and mean velocity, Acceleration in fluid flow. Path lines, Stream lines and Streak lines. Flow net, its use and limitations.
Continuity equation in differential form for steady, unsteady, compressible and incompressible flow, Continuity equation’s integral form, Energy (Bernoulli’s) equation and its applications, Momentum (Euler’s) equation, Application of Energy and continuity equation to incompressible fluid flow, Stream Function, Basic flow fields, Velocity potential, Stream lines and equipotential lines.
Pitot tube, Venturi meter, Orifice meter, Mouthpieces, Orifices, Notches, Weirs and Nozzles.
Skin friction, Pressure drop, Major and Minor losses, Simple pipe flow problems, Reynold’s number and its significance, Instability of various Flow, Viscous flow through circular pipes, Turbulent flow through pipes, Semi- empirical Theories of Turbulence, Velocity profile in turbulent Flow, Pipe Roughness.
Practical: Practical work will be based on the contents of the course.
