17MT42 Fluid Mechanics and Machines syllabus for MT

Physical properties of fluids:

Introduction, Types of fluids, Properties of fluids, viscosity, surface tension, vapor pressure and cavitation.

Fluid pressure and its Measurement:

Intensity of pressure, Pascal’s law, Hydrostatic law,atmospheric, gauge and vacuum pressures, Piezometer, U-tube and differential manometers.

Fluid Statics:

Total pressure and center of pressure on submerged plane surfaces; horizontal, vertical and inclined plane surfaces submerged in liquid.

Fluid Kinematics:

Types of fluid flow, continuity equation in 2D and 3D (Cartesian Co-ordinates only), velocity and acceleration, velocity potential function and stream function, problems.

Fluid Dynamics:

Introduction, Euler’s equation of motion, Bernoulli’s equation from first principles and also from Euler’s equation, limitations of Bernoulli’s equation, problems.

Dimensional Analysis:

Introduction, derived quantities, dimensions of physical quantities, dimensional homogeneity, Rayleigh’s method, Buckingham’s π-theorem, dimensionless numbers, similitude, types of similitudes.

Fluid Flow Measurements:

Venturimeter, orificemeter, pitot-tube, V-Notch and rectangular notches (Derivations Venturimeter and V-Notch only), Problems.

Turbomachines:

Definition of a Turbomachine, parts of a Turbomachine, Comparison with positive displacement machine; Classification.

Energy transfer in turbo machine:

Euler Turbine equation, alternate form of Euler turbine equation, components of energy transfer, Degree of reaction, general analysis of a Turbo machine – effect of blade discharge angle on energy transfer and degree of reaction.

Hydraulic Turbines:

Classification; Constructional features, Velocity triangles and Efficiencies of Pelton Turbine, Francis Turbine and Kaplan Turbine, and simple problems. Function of a Draft tube, types of draft tubes.

Steam Turbines:

Classification, Single stage impulse turbine - Condition for maximum blade efficiency, stage efficiency, Compounding, need for compounding, methods of compounding. Reaction turbine - Parson’s reaction turbine, condition for maximum blade efficiency, reaction staging, simple problems.

Course outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

• have fundamental knowledge of -fluid properties, pressure and its measurements, fluid statics, kinematics, dynamics & turbo machines.
• understand the concepts of Fluid statics, Fluid dynamics, Fluid kinematics, Dimensional analysis, turbo machines, hydraulic turbines & steam turbines.
• applications of Fluid flow measurements, dimensional analysis, turbo machines, hydraulic turbines & steam turbines and determine the various parameters of flow through pipes, channels, dimensional analysis.

TEXT BOOKS:

6. Fluid Mechanics, Oijush.K.Kundu, IRAM COCHEN, ELSEVIER, 3rd Ed. 2005.

7. Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machines, Dr. Bansal, R.K.Lakshmi Publications, 2004.

8. Textbook of Turbomachines, M S Govinde Gowda, M M Publishers, 2011

REFERENCE BOOKS

8. Fluid Mechanics and hydraulics, Dr.Jagadishlal: MetropolitanBook Co-Ltd., 1997.

9. Fluid Mechanics (SI Units), Yunus A. Cengel John M.Oimbala, 2ndEd., Tata McGraw Hill, 2006.

10. Fluid Mechanics, John F.Douglas, Janul and M.Gasiosek and john A.Swaffield, Pearson Education Asia, 5th ed., 2006

11. Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power Engineering, Kumar.D.S, Kataria and Sons., 2004

12. Fluid Mechanics -. Merle C. Potter, Elaine P.Scott. Cengage learning.