Fluid Mechanics Fundamentals

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and hydraulics

2. Demonstrate the concepts of fluid statics for pressure and velocity measurements

3. Demonstrate the concepts of fluid mechanics with analytic relations (Continuity, Euler and Bernoulli equations) for the determination of velocity and discharge

4. Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals flow through pipes and hydraulic losses associated with it

5. Analyse and design fluid mechanics and hydraulic systems

6. Apply gained knowledge to solve practical problems in fluid mechanics and hydraulic  systems

Course Outline

Fluid Mechanics:

• Definition of a fluid, fluid properties, equation of state

• Viscosity

• Surface tension

• Compressibility of fluids

Hydrostatics:

• Fluid pressure

• Hydrostatic pressure

• Pressure variation with depth

• Manometry

• Piezometer

• Manometer

• Pressure gauges

• Pressure on a plane surface

• Archimedes' principle

Principles of Fluid Motion:

• Description of fluid flow

• Continuity equation

• Euler and Bernoulli equations

• Steady flow

• Unsteady flow

• Uniform flow

• Non-Uniform flow

• Laminar and Turbulent Flows

• Reynolds demonstration of flow regimes

• Criterion for laminar and turbulent flow

• Reynolds number

• Energy gradient line

• Hydraulic gradient line

• Pitot tube

• Venturimeter

• Orifice meter

• Flow through nozzle

• Rotameter

• Discharge through a sharp-edged orifice

• Coefficients for orifices

• Flow over Notch

• Flow over Triangular notch

• Flow over trapezoidal notch

• Flow over stepped notch

Pipe Flows:

• Friction factor

• Friction losses and other losses

• Power transmission through pipes