CE8394 – Fluid Mechanics And Machinery Syllabus Regulation 2017

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Aim Of Concept:

• The properties of fluids and concept of control volume are studied
• The applications of the conservation laws to flow through pipes are studied.
• To understand the importance of dimensional analysis
• To understand the importance of various types of flow in pumps.
• To understand the importance of various types of flow in turbines.

CE8394 – Fluid Mechanics And Machinery Syllabus

Unit I: Fluid Properties And Flow Characteristics

Units and dimensions- Properties of fluids- mass density, specific weight, specific volume, specific gravity, viscosity, compressibility, vapor pressure, surface tension and capillarity. Flow characteristics – concept of control volume – application of continuity equation, energy equation and momentum equation.

Unit II: Flow through Circular Conduits

Hydraulic and energy gradient – Laminar flow through circular conduits and circular annuli- Boundary layer concepts – types of boundary layer thickness – Darcy Weisbach equation -friction factor- Moody diagram- commercial pipes- minor losses – Flowthrough pipes in series and parallel.

Unit III: Dimensional Analysis

Need for dimensional analysis – methods of dimensional analysis – Similitude -types of similitude – Dimensionless parameters- application of dimensionless parameters – Model analysis.

Unit IV: Pumps

Impact of jets – Euler’s equation – Theory of roto-dynamic machines – various efficiencies – velocity components at entry and exit of the rotor – velocity triangles – Centrifugal pumps- working principle – work done by the impeller – performance curves – Reciprocating pump- working principle – Rotary pumps – classification.

Unit V: Turbines

Classification of turbines – heads and efficiencies – velocity triangles. Axial, radial and mixed flow turbines. Pelton wheel, Francis turbine and Kaplan turbines – working principles – work done by water on the runner – draft tube. Specific speed – unit quantities – performance curves for turbines – governing of turbines.

Text Book:

Modi P.N. and Seth, S.M. “Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics”, Standard Book House, New Delhi 2013.

References:

1. Graebel. W.P, “Engineering Fluid Mechanics”, Taylor & Francis, Indian Reprint, 2011
2. Kumar K. L., “Engineering Fluid Mechanics”, Eurasia Publishing House(p) Ltd., New Delhi 2016
3. Robert W.Fox, Alan T. McDonald, Philip J.Pritchard, “Fluid Mechanics and Machinery”, 2011.
4. Streeter, V. L. and Wylie E. B., “Fluid Mechanics”, McGraw Hill Publishing Co. 2010.