Mechanics of Fluid (WO218)

Course Name: 

Mechanics of Fluid (WO218)

Programme: 

B.Tech(Civil)

Semester: 

Third

Category: 

Programme Core (PC)

Credits (L-T-P): 

(3-0-0)3

Content: 

Properties and classification of fluids. Basic equation of fluid statics. Manometers. Buoyant force. Kinematics of fluid flow. Continuity equation. Bernoulli's equation. Momentum equation. Flow measurements: Brief introduction. Dimensional analysis. Model law. Basics of pipe flow. Hagen-Poiseuille equation. Darcy-Weisbach equation. Moody’s diagram. Uniform flow in open channels.

Course outcomes:
1.Understand basic principle of fluid flow
2.Perform the dimensional analysis
3.Solve engineering problems related to hydraulics and fluid mechanics
4.Obtain the basic understanding of the fluid mechanics

References: 

1) Modi, P.N and Seth, S.M., Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics, Standard Book House, Delhi, 2010. 2) Streeter. V.L and Wylie. E.B., Fluid Mechanics, McGraw Hill Book Company, New York,1997. 3) Ven Te Chow, Open Channel Hydraulics, McGraw Hill, New York 1959.

Department: 

Civil Engineering
 

Contact us

Prof. Subhash C. Yaragal,  Professor and Head
Department of Civil Engineering, NITK, Surathkal
P. O. Srinivasnagar, Mangalore - 575 025
Karnataka, India.

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