Jharkhand University of Technology, Jharkhand, Civil Engineering Semester 4, Fluid Mechanics & Fluid Machines Syllabus

FLUID MECHANICS & FLUID MACHINES

Course Code: CE402

Module I: Basic concepts and Definitions- Distinction between a fluid and a solid Density,

2nd year UG courses Engg. & Tech Jharkhand University of Technology
Specific weight, Specific gravity, Kinematic and dynamic viscosity, variation of viscosity with
temperature, Newton law of viscosity; vapor pressure, boiling point, cavitations; surface tension,
capillarity, Bulk modulus of elasticity, compressibility (4 hrs)
Module II: Fluid Statics- Fluid Pressure: Pressure at a point, Pascal’s law, pressure variation
with temperature, density and altitude. Piezometer, U-Tube Manometer, Single Column
Manometer, U-Tube Differential Manometer, Micromanometers, pressure gauges, Hydrostatic
pressure and force: horizontal, vertical and Inclined surfaces. Buoyancy and stability of floating
bodies (6 hrs)
Module III: Fluid Kinematics- Classification of fluid flow: steady and unsteady flow; uniform
and non- uniform flow; laminar and turbulent flow; rotational and irrotational flow; compressible
and incompressible flow; ideal and real fluid flow; one, two and three dimensional flows; Stream
line, path line, streak line and stream tube; stream function. velocity potential function. One, two
and three dimensional continuity equations in Cartesian coordinates (6 hrs)
Module IV: Fluid Dynamics – Surface and body forces: Equations of motion- Euler’s equation;
Bernoulli’s equations- derivation; Energy Principle; Practical applications of Bernoulli’s
equation: venturimeter, orifice meter and pitot tube; Momentum principle; Forces exerted by
fluid flow on pipe bend; Vortex Flow – Free and Forced (8 hrs)
Module V: Boundary layer theory, laminar and turbulent flow and flow through pipes (6 hrs)
Module VI: Dimensional Analysis and Dynamics Similitude- Definitions of Reynolds Number,
Froude Number, Mach Number, Weber Number and Euler Number; Buckingham’s π- Theorem .
(4 hrs)
Module VII: Fluid machines; Impact of Jets; Introduction to Turbines and Pumps (8 hrs)
Text/Reference Books:
1. Fluid Mechanics and Machinery, C.S.P. Ojha, R. Berndtsson and P.N. Chandramouli,
Oxford University Press 2010
2. Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics, P.M. Modi and S.M. Seth, Standard Book House.
3. Theory and Applications of Fluid Mechanics, K. Subramanya, Tata McGraw Hill
4. Fluid Mechanics with Engineering Applications, R.L. Daugherty, J.B. Franzini and E.J.
Finnemore, International Student Edition, Mc Graw Hill.
5. Elementary fluid mechanics, Dr. R.J. Garde.
6. Fluid Mechanics, R.K. Bansal.