ME-326 FLUID MECHANICS-II
CREDIT HOURS
Theory = 3
Practical = 0
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)
| S. No. | CLOs | PLO | Taxonomy |
| 1 | Analyze fluid flows using differential analysis and Navier-Stokes equation | PLO-2 Problem Analysis |
Cognitive Level 4* |
| 2 | Apply relevant external and internal flow theory to study incompressible/compressible flows in common configurations | PLO-2 Problem Analysis |
Cognitive Level 3* |
| 3 | Carry out calculations of fluid flow characteristics of turbomachines | PLO-2 Problem Analysis |
Cognitive Level 3* |
COURSE CONTENT
- Differential Analysis of Fluid Flow: Fluid element kinematics, linear motion and deformation, angular motion and deformation, differential forms of the continuity equation, the linear momentum equation (Cartesian and cylindrical polar coordinates), inviscid and irrotational regions of flow, stream function, velocity potential function, viscous flow, Navier-Stokes equation, steady and laminar flow between fixed parallel plates, Couette flow, steady and laminar flow in circular tubes (Hagen-Poiseuille flow), application of Navier- Stokes equation to lubrication in bearings, Reynolds equation
- Internal flow: Laminar and turbulent flows, entrance region, fully developed flow, pressure, and shear stress, Major and minor losses, noncircular conduits, pipe flow examples, pipe flowrate measurements, general characteristics of open-channel flow
- External flow: Lift and drag; characteristics of flow past a flat plate, a circular cylinder, and airfoils; Boundary layer characteristics on a flat plate; Prandtl/Blasius boundary layer solution; momentum integral boundary layer equation; turbulent boundary layer flow; effects of pressure gradient
- Compressible flows: Stagnation properties, Mach number, compressible flow regimes, normal and oblique shock waves, isentropic flow, one-dimensional flow in a variable area duct, Prandtl-Meyer flow, Fannoline
- Turbomachines: Energy and angular momentum considerations, centrifugal pumps, pump performance characteristics, net positive suction head (NPSH), pump-system matching, pump selection, impulse and reaction turbines, dimensionless parameters and similarity laws
- Computational Fluid Dynamics: Computational grid, discretization methods, boundary conditions, turbulence models, numerical solution of discretized equations, conservative form, staggered grid, upwind differencing, pressure-velocity-coupling, Grid independence study, validation, and applications of CFD.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Text Book(s)
- Andrew Gerhart, Philip Gerhart, John Hochstein, Munson, Young and Okiishi, “Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics”, 9th ed.. John Wiley & Sons, 2022.
Reference Book(s)
- Younus Çengel and John Cimbala, “Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications”, 4th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2019.
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