Fluid Mechanics Fundamentals (2025)
 

What you'll learn
Be able to gain basic knowledge of fluid mechanics, hydraulics and pneumatics
Capable to learn methods for determining pressure, velocity and discharge of flowing fluids
Demonstrate the concepts of fluid mechanics with analytic relations (Continuity, Euler, Bernoulli equations) to determine velocity and discharge in flow field
Able to apply gained knowledge to solve practical problems in hydraulic and pneumatic systems
Requirements
Engineering Statics, Ordinary Differential Equations
Description
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and hydraulics2. Demonstrate the concepts of fluid statics for pressure and velocity measurements3. Demonstrate the concepts of fluid mechanics with analytic relations (Continuity, Euler and Bernoulli equations) for the determination of velocity and discharge4. Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals flow through pipes and hydraulic losses associated with it5. Analyse and design fluid mechanics and hydraulic systems6. Apply gained knowledge to solve practical problems in fluid mechanics and hydraulic systemsCourse OutlineFluid Mechanics:Definition of a fluid, fluid properties, equation of stateViscositySurface tensionCompressibility of fluidsHydrostatics: Fluid pressure Hydrostatic pressurePressure variation with depthManometryPiezometerManometerPressure gaugesPressure on a plane surfaceArchimedes' principlePrinciples of Fluid Motion: Description of fluid flow Continuity equation Euler and Bernoulli equationsSteady flowUnsteady flowUniform flowNon-Uniform flowLaminar and Turbulent Flows Reynolds demonstration of flow regimes Criterion for laminar and turbulent flow Reynolds numberEnergy gradient lineHydraulic gradient linePitot tubeVenturimeterOrifice meterFlow through nozzleRotameterDischarge through a sharp-edged orificeCoefficients for orificesFlow over NotchFlow over Triangular notchFlow over trapezoidal notchFlow over stepped notchPipe Flows: Friction factor Friction losses and other lossesPower transmission through pipes
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Fluid definition and basics
Lecture 3 Viscosity of a fluid
Lecture 4 Surface tension and pressure of a fluid
Section 2: Hydrostatics or (fluid statics)
Lecture 5 Pascal's law, pressure variation with depth
Lecture 6 Barometer
Lecture 7 Piezometer
Lecture 8 Manometer
Lecture 9 Mechanical and digital pressure gauges
Lecture 10 Hydro-static force on a horizontal, vertical and inclined plane (surface)
Lecture 11 Hydro-static force on a curved plane (surface)
Lecture 12 Bouyancy and floatation
Lecture 13 Stability of floating bodies
Section 3: Fluid kinematics (Hydro-kinematics)
Lecture 14 Types of flow
Lecture 15 Volume flow rate and continuity equation
Lecture 16 Euler's equation for one dimensional flow
Lecture 17 Bernoulli's equation (Bernoulli's principle)
Lecture 18 Bernoulli's principle for real flow
Lecture 19 Fluid velocity measurement with Pitot tube
Lecture 20 Orifice in a tank: Hydraulic coefficients
Lecture 21 Fluid flow measurement in tanks with Orifice
Lecture 22 Fluid flow measurement in pipes with Orifice-meter
Lecture 23 Fluid flow measurement in pipes with flow nozzle
Electrical, Civil, Mechanical, mechatronics, chemical and industrial students and fresh engineers
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