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DI03005021
Code: DI03005021
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Semester 3
MECHANICAL
Fluid Flow Operation
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The official GTU curriculum for Fluid Flow Operation (subject code DI03005021) as prescribed for MECHANICAL · Semester 3 divides the course into 6 units, covering 60 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (DI03005021)Unit 1 Fluid Statics and its Applications
- 1.1. Ideal fluid and Real fluid
- 1.2. Fundamentals of fluid statics and dynamics
- 1.3. Define pressure, Static pressure, Dynamic pressure, Vacuum
- 1.4. Compressible and incompressible fluids
- 1.5. Derivation of equation of pressure in static fluid
- 1.6. Principle construction and working of: Simple U-tube manometer and Inclined manometer
- 1.7. Derive equation of pressure difference for U-tube manometer
- 1.8. Differential pressure cell
- 1.9. Continuous gravity decanter
- 1.10. Numericals based on pressure and manometer
Unit 2 Fluid–Flow Phenomena
- 2.1. Velocity field, velocity gradient, shear stress and rate of shear
- 2.2. Boundary layer & it’s formation in straight tubes
- 2.3. Newton’s law of viscosity
- 2.4. Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid
- 2.5. Reynold’s experiment and Reynolds Number
- 2.6. Numerical based on Reynolds Number
Unit 3 Basic Equations of Fluid Flow
- 3.1. Average velocity and mass velocity
- 3.2. Continuity equation for mass balance in steady flow
- 3.3. Derivation of Bernoulli’s equation and corrections in Bernoulli’s equation
- 3.4. Hagen-Poiseuille’s Equation
- 3.5. Numerical based on basic equations
Unit 4 Friction in Flowing Fluid
- 4.1. Roughness of pipe
- 4.2. Hydraulic radius and equivalent diameter
- 4.3. Friction factor chart
- 4.4. Friction losses from: (a) Sudden expansion of cross section (b) Sudden contraction of cross section
- 4.5. Friction loss in fittings and valves
Unit 5 Transportation of Fluid
- 5.1. Types and uses of fittings and joints
- 5.2. Construction and working of valves like: (a) Gate valve (b) Globe valve (c) Check valve (d)Butterfly valve (e) Ball valve
- 5.3. Classification of pumps
- 11. 24 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Program Name: Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Chemical Engineering Course / Subject Code: DI03005021 Course / Subject Name: Fluid Flow Operation w.e.f. 2024-25 http://syllabus.gtu.ac.in/ Page 3 of 5
- 5.4. Construction and working of centrifugal, reciprocating and rotary pump
- 5.5. Characteristics curves of centrifugal pump
- 5.6. Developed head and power requirement in centrifugal pump
- 5.7. NPSH, and Cavitation in centrifugal pump
- 5.8. Numerical based on NPSH, efficiency, head and power
- 5.9. Construction and working of Steam jet ejector and Liquid ring vacuum pump
- 5.10. Introduction to Fan, Blowers and Compressors Unit– VI Flow Measurement
- 6.1. Classification of flow measuring devices
- 6.2. Construction, working principles and application of flow meters like Venturi meter, Orifice meter, Rotameter, weirs, Magnetic flow meter
- 6.3. Derivation of equation of flow rate through Orifice meter, Venturi meter
Unit 6 Fluidization
- 7.1. Fluidization and its industrial applications
- 7.2. Drag and drag coefficient, Stokes’ law
- 7.3. Condition for Fluidization
- 7.4. Minimum fluidization velocity
- 4. 8 Total 45 100 Suggested Course Practical List: Sr. No. Practical/Exercise (Course Outcomes in Psychomotor Domain according to NBA Terminology) Approx. Hrs Required
- 1. Estimate pressure drop using U-tube manometer 2
- 2. Estimate vacuum using U-tube manometer 2
- 3. Identify types of flow by using Reynolds’s apparatus 2
- 4. Use Bernoulli’s apparatus for mechanical energy balance 2
- 5. Estimate viscosity of water using Hagen-Poiseuille’s equation 2
- 6. Estimate friction losses through pipe, fittings and valves 2
- 7. Conduct a performance test on reciprocating pump and plot the operating characteristics 2
- 8. Conduct the performance test on centrifugal pump and plot the operating characteristics 2
- 9. Estimate friction losses due to sudden expansion and contraction in flow area 2
- 10. Determine the Co-efficient of discharge for venturi meter 2
- 11. Determine the Co-efficient of discharge for orifice meter 2
- 12. Determine the Co-efficient of discharge of the Rotameter and obtain the calibration error 2 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Program Name: Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Chemical Engineering Course / Subject Code: DI03005021 Course / Subject Name: Fluid Flow Operation w.e.f. 2024-25 http://syllabus.gtu.ac.in/ Page 4 of 5
- 13. Determine the Co-efficient of discharge for notches 2
- 14. Measure minimum fluidization velocity through fluidized bed 2
- 15. Determine of friction factor of a given pipe of circular cross section. 2 Total 30
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