| Unit -I |
| 1. Introduction |
| Differences between fluid and solid |
| Differences between gas and liquid |
| 2. Types of fluids: |
| Newtonian & non-Newtonian fluids |
| 3. Physical properties: |
| Viscosity |
| Vapor pressure |
| Compressibility and Bulkmodulus |
| Surface tension |
| Capillarity |
| Problems - SurfaceTension |
| 4. Fluid statics: |
| Pascal's law for pressure at a pointin a fluid |
| Variation of pressure in a Static fluid |
| Absolute and gauge pressure,vacuum |
| 5. Pressure Measurement |
| Fluid Pressure |
| Barometers |
| Piezo meters |
| Manometers: |
| Introduction |
| Simple U-tube manometer |
| Inverted U-tube manometer |
| Manometer with one leg enlarged |
| Two fluid U-tube manometer |
| Inclined U-tube manometer |
| Manometer - limitations |
| Pressure gauges - Bourdon gauge |
| 6. Buoyancy - principles |
| 7. Units and Dimensions |
| 8. Similitude and model
studies: |
| Kinematic and dynamic similarities |
| DimensionalAnalysis: |
| Important DimensionlessNumbers |
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| Unit -II |
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| 1. Fluid flow: |
| Stream line |
| Steady & Uniform flows |
| Equation of continuity |
| Energy equation - Bernoulli's equation |
| Tank training problem |
| Momentum equation |
| Trajectory of a liquid-jet issued upwards in the
atmosphere |
| Trajectory of a jet issued from an orifice at the
side of a tank |
| Water Hammer |
| 2. Boundary layer concepts: |
| Introduction |
| Development of boundary layer for flow through
circular pipe |
| Entry length |
| 3. Flow of incompressible
fluid in pipes: |
| Laminar flow |
| Pressure drop in turbulent flow |
| Velocity Distribution for turbulent flow |
| Surface roughness |
| Flow through non-circular pipes |
| Flow through curved pipes |
| Expansion losses |
| 4. Types of flow problems |
| 5. Compressible fluid flow: |
| Nozzles & diffusers |
| 6. Two dimensional flow: |
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| Unit -III |
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| 1. Closed channel flow
measurement: |
| Venturi meter |
| Orifice meter |
| Venturi - Orifice Comparison |
| Pitot tube |
| Rotameter |
| 2. Open channel flow measurement: |
| Elementary theory of weirs and notches |
| Rectangular notch |
| V-notch |
| Suppressed and contracted weirs |
| Submerged weirs |
| Trapezoidal notch |
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| Unit -IV |
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| 1. Flow past immersed bodies: |
| 2. Friction in flow through bed of solids: |
| 3. Packed Towers: |
| Applications |
| Various types of packing |
| Requirements for a good
packing |
| Loading and Flooding |
| 4. Fluidization: |
| Minimum fluidizing velocity |
| Pressure Drop in Fluidized bed |
| Fluidization Types |
| 5. Motion of particle through
fluid |
| 6. Terminal settling velocity |
| 7. Operating ranges of
fluidization |
| 8. Applications of
fluidization |
| 9. Pneumatic transport |
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| Unit -V |
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| 1. Transportation of fluids: |
| Pump classifications: |
| Suction, discharge , net pressure
heads, specific speed and power calculations |
| NPSH |
| 2. Characteristics and constructional
details of centrifugal pumps |
| Cavitation |
| 3. Positive displacement
pumps: |
| Piston pumps - single and double acting |
| Plunger pumps |
| Diaphragm pump |
| 4. Rotary pumps |
| Gear pumps |
| Lobe pumps |
| Screw pumps |
| 5. Airlift pump |
| 6. Jet pump |
| 7. Selection of pumps |
| 8. Fans, blowers, and compressors |
