Unit 1 Module 1

4 lecture hours

• Properties of Fluids Mass density
• specific weight
• specific gravity
• specific volume
• vapour pressure
• surface tension
• Newton’s law of viscosity
• Types of fluids
• dynamic viscosity
• kinematic viscosity
• variation of viscosity with temperature
• Basic applications of fluid mechanics

Unit 2 Module 2

• Fluid Statics Measurement of Pressure: Pressure variation in static fluid
• Pascal’s law, Units and scale of pressure measurement- Atmospheric pressure
• Absolute pressure
• Gauge pressure, and Vacuum pressure
• Hydrostatic paradox
• U-Tube manometer
• Single column manometer
• U-tube differential manometer
• Inverted U-tube differential manometer
• Hydrostatic force on plane and curved surface: Total pressure and center of pressure
• pressure diagram
• Total pressure on plane surfaces and curved surfaces depth of center of pressure
• Practical applications of Total pressure and Center of pressure
• Buoyancy and Flotation: Buoyant force
• Buoyancy and Center of Buoyancy
• Archimedes Principle
• Metacentre and Metacentric height
• Equilibrium of floating and submerged 12 Subject Code: 3140611 w.e.f
• AY 2018-19 bodies
• Metacentric height evaluation –theoretical and experimental method

Unit 3 Module 3

8 lecture hours

• Fluid Kinematics & Dynamics Fluid flow methods of analysis of fluid motion
• Path lines
• Streak lines and Stream tubes
• Types of fluid flow-Steady and unsteady flow
• Uniform and non-uniform flow
• Laminar and turbulent flow
• Reynolds number
• Reynolds experiment
• Rotational and Irrotational flow
• critical and Supercritical flow
• Compressible and Incompressible flow, One, Two and three dimensional flow velocity potential and stream function
• flow net, Euler’s equation
• Bernoulli’s equation and its applications

Unit 4 Module 4

8 lecture hours

• Flow Measuring Devices Measurement of discharge- Venturimeter
• Measurement of velocity-Pitot tube
• Orifice- classification hydraulic coefficients
• Experimental determination of hydraulic coefficients
• Small and large orifice
• Mouthpiece- classification
• External cylindrical mouthpiece
• Convergent –divergent mouthpiece
• Borda’s mouthpiece
• Notches and weirs-discharge over rectangular notch and triangular notch
• Velocity of approach

Unit 5 Module 5

12 lecture hours

• Flow Through Pipes Introduction-Continuity equation-Energy equation-Momentum equation Major and minor energy losses
• hydraulic gradient and total energy line
• pipes in series and parallel
• pipe networks by Hardy Cross method Viscous flow-Couette flow
• Hagen-Poiseuille equation-flow between parallel plates
• Turbulent flow in pipes-Prandtl’s mixing length theory Smooth and rough boundaries- water hammer phenomenon

Unit 6 Module 6

10 lecture hours

• Open Channel Flow Basic concept of open channel flow- Steady uniform flow-Velocity distribution-Optimum shape of cross section for uniform flow- Energy equation-specific energy-specific energy diagram-discharge diagram-Application of specific energy and discharge diagrams
• Non- Uniform steady flow-equations for gradually varied flow- Direct Step method
• Rapidly varied flow- Hydraulic jump

Unit 7 Module 7

• Dimensional Analysis and Similitude Fundamental dimensions-Physical Quantity and Dimensions-Dimensional Homogeneity- Non Dimensional parameters
• Theorem dimensional analysis
• Choice of variables
• 6 Subject Code: 3140611 w.e.f