Fluid Mechanics

CIV208
LECTURE ZERO
VISHAL.K.RATTAN
19542
Course Specification

 LTP : 3:1:0 Credits : 4

 Text Book : FLUID MECHANICS AND HYDRAULIC MACHINES by Dr.R.K BANSAL

 CA Structure :
2 Tests:
1 before MTE (5th week)
1 after MTE (10th and 12th week)
Nptel online course

 Fluid mechanics
More details

 Course duration: 8 weeks

 Last date for enrollment:-5/8/19
 Last date of exam registration-19/8/19
 Start date-26/8/19
 End date- 18/10/19
 Exam date- 16/11/19
 Registration Link- https://swayam.gov.in/nd1_noc19_ce28/preview
Contents

1. Properties of Fluids
2. Pressure and its measurement
3. Hydrostatic Forces on surfaces
4. Buoyancy and Floatation
5. Kinematics of Flow
6. Dynamics of Flow
7. Orifices and Mouthpieces
8. Notches and Weirs
9. Forces on submerged bodies
10. Dimensional and Model analysis
Why study Fluid mechanics???
What is a Fluid??

 Is it water??
 Is it any liquid??
 Is air a fluid??
 In physics, a fluid is a substance that continually deforms
(flows) under an applied shear stress.Fluids are a subset
of the phases of matter and include liquids, gases,
plasmas and, to some extent, plastic solids.
Lets Talk about a fluid’s properties

 Density of a fluid
Properties of a fluid

 Viscosity

 The resistance of a fluid towards

flowing.

 Variation of viscosity with

temperature?
 What will happen if we heat honey?
Properties of fluid

 Surface Tension

 Floating coin experiment

 Formation of a water droplet

Surface tension
Atmospheric Pressure??

 Inverted glass experiment

 The atmospheric pressure counteracts the

weight of the fluid inside the glass.
Pascal’s Law

 The working of a hydraulic jack??

Atmospheric Pressure

 Crushed Can experiment

 The variation in temperature reduces the
pressure inside the can
 Atmospheric pressure from outside exerts
greater force and the can is crushed
Hydrostatic Forces on Surface

 While designing an underwater building,

the hydrostatic forces need to be
studied.
Hydrostatic pressure

 Why deep sea divers need specialized

diving suits??

 The picture shows a specialized diving

suit (Exosuit) which helps divers to go
beyond 1000ft deep in oceans.
(source: http://news.discovery.com/)
Buoyancy

 Why a huge ship floats on water

but a small metal coin sinks??

 The answer is buoyancy

Why does a ship sink???
Kinematics and Dynamics of Flow
Bernoulli’s Theorem

 Why do GI sheet roofs fly off

during a cyclone????
Drag

Wind Tunnel Test

Lift

 Why does a speeding boat flips off??

Terminal Velocity

 Can a skydiver falling through sky attain

unlimited speed?
Questions??

 Throughout the course , we will be discussing

the mathematical and scientific aspects of all
the different phenomenon we just discussed.