CE8394 FLUID MECHANICS AND MACHINERY SYLLABUS/BOOKS AND MATERIALS
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. Flowcharacteristics – concept of control volume - application of continuity equation, energyequation 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 – Flow through pipes in series and parallel.
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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 bywater on the runner – draft tube. Specific speed - unit quantities – performance curves for turbines– governing of turbines.