Advanced Fluid Mechanics (CE3523)

SFluid Mechanics (CE-2513)

Daugherty, R. L. Franzini B. & Finnemore E. J., Fluid Mechanics, McGraw Hill Book Co.

Douglus, Fluid Mechanics, McGraw-Hill Inc.

Fundamentals Of Fluid Mechanics. Jack P., McGraw-Hill Inc.

Mechanics Of Fluid. Merle Potter, CL- Engineering (2011)

To enable students to learn advanced principles of fluid mechanics for broader application to civil engineering projects.

CLO:1            Gain the ability to learn advanced principles of fluid mechanics.

CLO:2            Have a skill to apply these principles over broader extent in civil engineering projects.

CLO:3            Gain the ability to use software.

• Ideal and real fluid
• Differential equation of continuity
• Rotational and irrational flow
• Stream function and velocity potential function
• Brief description of flow fields
• Orthogonality of stream lines and equipotential lines
• Flow net and its limitations
• Different methods of drawing flow net

• Laminar and turbulent flow in circular pipes, semi empirical theories of turbulence
• General equation for friction
• Velocity profile in circular pipes, pipe roughness
• Nukuradse’s experiments
• Darcy-Weisbach Equation
• Implicit and Explicit Equations for Pipe Friction Factor
• Moody’s diagrams
• Pipe flow problems
• Minor losses

• Pipes in series and parallel, branches
• Hardy Cross Method
• Water hammer
• Water Loss, Head losses and material of pipes

• Types, reaction and impulse-turbines
• Momentum equation applied to turbines
• Specify speed, Turbine characteristic

• Types
• Classifications
• Construction features, operation and efficiencies
• Specific speed and characteristic curves

• Types
• Maximum suction lift, construction features, specific speed, cavitation and operation