CL 202 |
Fluid
Mechanics |
2-1-0-6 |
Syllabus: Properties
and classification of fluids, fluid statics: pressure, gravity and surface
tension, Newton's law
of viscosity; Integral and differential analyses for fluid motion: Reynolds
Transport theorem, Navier-Stokes equation;
Potential flow, stream functions; Euler and Bernoulli equations; Flow
measuring techniques; Dimensional analysis and similitude, Buckingham Pi
theorem; Internal and external fluid flows: friction factor, energy losses in
fittings and valves, boundary layer theory; concepts of drag and lift; Fluid
machinery: pumps, blowers, fans and compressors; Introduction to turbulent
flows, flow through porous media, non-Newtonian fluids and compressible
flows. Text
Books:
Reference
Books: 1. W. M. Deen, Introduction
to Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics, Cambridge University Press,
New York, 2016.
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