This document outlines the contents of a fluid mechanics lecture, including introductions to dimensions and units, fluid properties, fluid statics, fluid kinematics, fluid dynamics, and momentum analysis. Key fluid properties discussed are density, specific weight, specific gravity, viscosity, and surface tension. Fluid statics covers topics like pressure, buoyancy, and stability. Fluid kinematics addresses flow types and equations. Fluid dynamics introduces Bernoulli's equation and its applications. Later sections cover momentum analysis, pipe flow, and flow through various devices.
Introduction to fluid mechanics, course outline including fluid properties, statics, kinematics, dynamics, momentum analysis, and pipeline flow.
Discussion on dimensions and units in fluid mechanics, key SI base units, measurement systems, and challenges in changing unit systems.
Discussion on fluid properties including density, specific weight, specific gravity, and viscosity, with related calculations and properties of Newtonian fluids.
Types of flow including laminar and turbulent flows, introduction to Reynolds number, and dimensionality of flows.
Course Contents
Introduction, Dimensionsand units,
Fluid physical properties
Fluid Statics
Fluid Kinematics
Fluid Dynamics
Momentum analysis of flow Systems
Flow through pipe lines
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Course Contents -detailed
Introduction,
Dimensions and units,
Fluid properties
•density,
•specific weight,
•specific gravity,
•specific heat,
•vapor pressure
•compressibility,
•viscosity,
•surface tension
Fluid Statics
•absolute and gage
pressure,
•pressure at a point,
•pressure transmition
•pressure
measurements,
•pressure prism,
•hydrostatic force on a
plane surface,
•hydrostatic force on a
curved surface,
•buoyancy,
•flotation, and stability
•Rigid body motion of
a fluid,
Fluid Kinematics
•continuity equation,
•steady and unsteady
flow,
•laminar and turbulent
flows,
•path line and stream
line,
•ideal and real,
•rotational and ir-
rotational flow,
Fluid Dynamics
•Bernoulli’s Equation,
•total and hydraulic
gradient lines,
•application of
Bernoulli Equation,
•Pitot Tube,
•stagnation point,
•Venturi Meter ,
•orifice ,
•nozzles ,
•flow over notches and
weirs
Momentum analysis of
flow Systems
•conservation of
momentum,
•control volume,
•forces on control
volume,
•forces acting on
plates
•turbines concept,
•forces acting on
bends & reducers ,
•calculations of minor
losses
Flow through pipe
lines
•Reynold's Number,
•Darcy-Weisbach
Equation,
•friction head losses,
•Moody Charts,
•design of pipe flow
system,
•branching pipe,
•pipes in series and in
parallel,
•head loss problems,
•discharge problems,
•sizing problem,
•reservoir system
SI base unit
SymbolName Quantity
s second time
m metre length
kg kilogram mass
A ampere electric current
K kelvin temperature
mol mole amount of substance
cd candela luminous intensity
System of measurement
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Psychological
• old habitsand customs are hard to change.
Economics
• existing unit systems entail massive capital investments
Relevance
• certain classes of problems are easier to solve in
• specific unit systems.
Measures of FluidMass and Weight
• Density
PropertiesofFluids
ρ
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A measure of the “heaviness” of the fluid
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Measures of FluidMass and Weight
• The specific weight
PropertiesofFluids
γgamma
A measure of the “heaviness” of the fluid
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Measures of FluidMass and Weight
• Vertical cylindered tank (d=7m,H=12m)
• Completely filled with water
• @ 20°c
• Heated to 50°c
• How much water will be spilled over?
PropertiesofFluids
A measure of the “heaviness” of the fluid
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Measures of FluidMass and Weight
PropertiesofFluids
A measure of the “heaviness” of the fluid
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Measures of FluidMass and Weight
• Volume Tank= 𝜋(
7
2
)2
∗ 12 = 461.82 m3
• Weight of the water in the tank = γ*V
= 9.789*461.82 = 4520.76 kN
• Volume of the same weight @ 50°c
• 4520.76/9.69 = 466.54 m3
• Volume of water spilled
• 466.54 - 461.82 = 4.72 m3
PropertiesofFluids
A measure of the “heaviness” of the fluid
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Measures of FluidMass and Weight
PropertiesofFluids
• The Specific Gravity
a dimensionless ratio to express density
A measure of the “heaviness” of the fluid
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Measures of FluidMass and Weight
PropertiesofFluids
• Viscosity μ
A measure of the “heaviness” of the fluid
mu
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Measures of FluidMass and Weight
PropertiesofFluids
• Viscosity μ
A measure of the “heaviness” of the fluid
Fluids for which the shearing stress is linearly related to the
rate of shearing strain ( Newtonian fluids )
most common fluids, both liquids and gases, are Newtonian.
mu
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Measures of FluidMass and Weight
PropertiesofFluids
• Viscosity μ
A measure of the “heaviness” of the fluid
mu
rate of shearing strain
(velocity gradient)
the absolute viscosity
the dynamic viscosity
the viscosity
the shearing stress
μ of a fluid is a measure of the internal resistance (“fluidity” or “internal
stickiness”) to shear or angular deformation
• used todisplay laminar and
turbulent flows.
• the Reynolds number
where:
•ρ is the density of the fluid (SI units: kg/m3)
•V is the velocity of the fluid with respect to the object (m/s)
•L is a characteristic linear dimension (m)
•μ is the dynamic viscosity of the fluid (Pa·s or N·s/m2 or kg/m·s)
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ρ the fluid density,
V the mean fluid velocity,
D the pipe diameter, and
μ the fluid viscosity.
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Munson, Bruce Roy,et al. Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013.