Name: Notes Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines FMHM
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Author: Abhijit

Scope of fluid mechanics and its development as a science Physical property of Fluid: Density, specific gravity, specific weight, specific volume, surface tension and capillarity, viscosity, compressibility and bulk modulus, Fluid classification,

Introduction

Pressure, Pascal’s Law, Pressure variation for incompressible fluid, atmospheric pressure, absolute pressure, gauge pressure and vacuum pressure, manometer

Fluid Statics

Hydrostatic process on submerged surface, force on a horizontal submerged plane surface, force on a vertical submerged plane surface.Buoyancy and floatation, Archimedes’ principle, stability of immersed and floating bodies, determination of metacentric height

Hydrostatic Forces On A Surface

Introduction, description of fluid flow, classification of fluid flow. Reynold’s number, Acceleration of fluid particles, flow rate and continuity equation, differential equation of continuity,Mathematical definitions of irrotational and rotational motion. Circulation, potential function and stream function. Flow net

Fluid Kinematics

Introduction,Introduction to N-S equation, Euler’s equation along a streamline, energy equation, Bernoulli’s equation and its application to siphon, venturimeter, orificemeter, pitot tube,

Fluid Dynamics

Loss due to friction, Minor energy losses in pipes Hydraulic Gradient Line (HGL), Total Energy Line (TEL), Power transmission in the fluid flow in pipes, fluid flow in pipes in series and parallel. Flow through nozzles

Flow In Pipes And Ducts

Classification, Impulse and Reaction turbine; Tangential, Radial and axial turbine, Impulse turbine, Pelton wheel, bucket dimensions, number of buckets in pelton wheel, efficiency and performance curves

Hydraulic Turbines

Francis turbine and Kaplan turbine, velocity triangle and efficiencies, performance curve. Function of draft tube and casing cavitation

Reaction Turbines

constructional features, vane shape, velocity triangles, Efficiencies, Multi stage centrifugal pumps, Pump Characteristic, NPSH and Cavitation

Centrifugal Pump

Reciprocating Pump, Working principle, Discharge, work done and power requirement, Slip, Indicator diagram

Positive Displacement Pumps

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Notes for Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines - FMHM by Abhijit Mangaraj

Notes for Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines - FMHM by Abhijit Mangaraj

of Gandhi Institute for Technology (GIFT)