Faculty Name

Ajeet Kumar

LECTURE PLAN

Total
Lecture:
40
Sub Code & Name : ME 205 Fluid Mechanics
Branch: Mechanical Engg Semester : III
Autumn Semester 2014-15


Unit Topics No. of
Lecture




I
Introduction: Physical properties of fluids, concept of shear stress,
Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids
2
Fluid Statics: Pressure-density-height relationships, manometers 2
Force on plane and curved surfaces, center of pressure, buoyancy,
stability of immersed and floating bodies,
2
Fluid masses subjected to uniform acceleration and uniform rotation
about the axis.
2



II
Kinematics Of Fluid Flow: Types of fluid flow, stream lines, streak
lines, path lines, stream tubes
2
Stream function and velocity potential 2
Dynamics Of Fluid Flow: Eulers equation of motion along a
streamline and its integration
2
Bernoullis equation and momentum equation. 2
Boundary Layer Analysis, Boundary Layer Thickness, Boundary Layer
over a flat plate.
2


III
Dimensional Analysis And Hydraulic Similitude: Dimensional
analysis, Buckinghams pi theorem,
2
Important dimensionless numbers and their significance 1
Geometric, kinematic and dynamic studies. 2


IV
Flow Past Immersed Bodies: Lift and drag force 2
Expressions for lift and drag forces 2
Flow Through Pipes: Laminar and turbulent flow in pipes, 1
General equation for head loss-Darcy-Weisbach and Fannings
equations,
2
Moodys diagram, energy losses through pipe fitting, 2
Flow through network of pipes, power transmission through pipelines. 1



V
Fluid Flow Measurements: Introduction, venturimeter, orificemeter, 2
Pitot tube, notches and weirs. 3
Introduction To Compressible Flow: Velocity of sound in a fluid,
Mach number, propagation of pressure waves in a compressible fluid
2