FLUID MECHANICS (IPCC) (21ME43)

FLUID MECHANICS (IPCC)

Course Code 21ME43
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P: S) 3:0:2*:0 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40 hours Theory + 12 Lab slots 
Total Marks 100
Credits 04 
Exam Hours 03

* One additional hour may be considered if required

MODULE-1

Introduction: Definition and properties, types of fluids, pressure at a point in static fluid, variation of pressure, Pascal’s Law, (To be reviewed in class but not for examination) Pressure- absolute, gauge, vacuum, pressure measurement by manometers and gauges, hydrostatic pressure on plane submerged bodies. Buoyance and metacentre, Stability of submerged bodies Fluid Kinematics: Velocity of fluid particle, types of fluid flow, streamlines, path-lines and streak-lines continuity equation, acceleration of fluid particle, strain rate, vorticity, stream function, potential function, Circulation, Reynolds transport theorem

MODULE-2

Fluid Dynamics: Introduction, Forces acting on fluid in motion, Linear momentum equation, Impact of jets, Moment of momentum equation, Euler’s equation of motion along a streamline, Bernoulli’s equation – assumptions and limitations. Introduction to Navier-Stokes equation, Venturi-meters, orifice- meters, rectangular and triangular notches, pitot tubes, Rota-meter, electromagnetic flow meter

MODULE-3 

Laminar and Turbulent flow: Flow through circular pipe, between parallel plates, Power absorbed in viscous flow in bearings, Poiseuille equation Loss of head due to friction in pipes, Major and minor losses, pipes in series and parallel.

MODULE-4

Flow over bodies: Development of boundary layer, Lift and Drag, Flow around circular cylinders, spheres, aerofoils and flat plates, Streamlined and bluff bodies, boundary layer separation and its control. Dimensional Analysis: Derived quantities, dimensions of physical quantities, dimensional homogeneity, Rayleigh method, Buckingham Pi-theorem, dimensionless numbers, similitude, types of similitude.

MODULE 5 

Compressible flows: Speed of sound, adiabatic and isentropic steady flow, Isentropic flow with area change stagnation and sonic properties, normal and oblique shocks, flow through nozzles. Introduction to CFD: Necessity, limitations, philosophy behind CFD, applications

PRACTICAL COMPONENT OF IPCC

Modern computing techniques are preferred for estimation and analysis.

Sl.NO Experiments

1 Determine the viscosity of oil using Red wood viscometer and Say-bolt viscometer.

2 Measurement of pressure using different Manometers for high and low pressure measurements (manometers using different manometric fluids).

3 Working principle of different flow meters and their calibration (orifice plate, venture meter, turbine, Rota meter, electromagnetic flow meter)

4 Working principle of different flow meters for open channel and their calibration

5 Determination of head loss in pipes and pipe fittings having different diameters, different materials and different roughness

6 Reynolds apparatus to measure critical Reynolds number for pipe flows

7 Effect of change in cross section and application of the Bernoulli equation

8 Impact of jet on flat and curved plates

9 Measurement of coefficient of pressure distribution on a cylinder at different Reynolds Numbers

10 Wind tunnel calibration using Pitot static tube

11 Determination of drag and lift co-efficients of standard objects using wind tunnel.

12 Use any CFD package to study the flow over aerofoil/cylinder

Suggested Learning Resources:
Reference Books

 Fox, R. W., Pitchard,P. J.,and McDonald, A. T., (2010), Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 7thEdition, John Wiley & Sons Inc.

 Cimbala, J.M., Cengel, Y. A. (2010),Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications, McGraw-Hill

 Frank M White., (2016), Fluid Mechanics, 8thEdition , McGraw-Hill

Additional References:

 A text book of Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines, Dr. R K Bansal, Laxmi publishers

 Fndamentals of Fluid Mechanics, Munson, Young, Okiishi & Hebsch, John Wiley Publicationss, 7th Edition

Web links and Video Lectures (e-Resources):

Activity Based Learning (Suggested Activities in Class)/ Practical Based learning

 Industrial visits

 Course seminar

 Term project