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Fluid Mechanics
Dr Farid Khan
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Course outline
Introduction: Definition of Fluid, Density, Specific Weight, Specific Volume, Specific Gravity, Surface Tension, Compressibility and Viscosity of Fluid. Fluid Statics: Pascals Law, Pressure Head, Different Pressure Gauges, Hydrostatic Forces on Submerged Planes and Curved Surfaces, Buoyancy and Stability of Submerged and Floating Bodies. Fluid Mass Under Acceleration. Types of Flow: Uniform and Non-Uniform Flow, Steady and Unsteady Flows, Laminar and Turbulent Flow, Path Line, Streamlines, Stream Tubes. Basic Equations and Their Application: Continuity Equation, Bernoullis Equation, Flow Through Venturimeter, Flow Through Orifice, Time of Emptying of Tank, Flow Through Nozzle, Pitot Tube, Weirs and Notches, Free and Forced Vortices. Flow Through Pipes: Major and Minor Losses, Flow Through Mouthpieces, and Power Transmission through Pipes, Hydraulic Gradient. 3
Recommended Books:
1. Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery, By K. R. Arora, Standard Publisher, India 2. Fluid Mechanics, By Victor L. Strecter. McGrawHill
Fluid Mechanics
Fluid
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Fluid definition
Fluid - A substance that deforms continuously under a constant shear force Fs
Solid
Case 1: shear stress < shear yield strength Case 2: Shear stress > shear yield strength Case 3: Shear stress > Ultimate shear strength
Fs
T=t1
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Fluid definition
Fluid - A substance that deforms continuously under a constant shear force Liquid
T=t1
T=t2
T=t3
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Fluid definition
Fluid - A substance that deforms continuously under a constant shear force Liquid
T=t1
T=t2
T=t3
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Basics
Mass density
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Basics
Specific weight
Basics
Relation between Mass density and specific weight
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Basics
Specific Volume
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Basics
Specific Gravity or relative density
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