Fluid Flow Operations

COURSE LAYOUT

Week 1 : Characteristics of a fluid: Fluid: Units and dimensions; Density, specific gravity and specific volume; Viscosity; Surface tension; Compressibility; Characteristics of a perfect gasWeek 2 : Fluid statics: Pressure: Forces acting on the vessel of liquid: Why does an object float?; Relatively stationary stateWeek 3 : Fundamentals of flow: Streamline and stream tube; Steady flow and unsteady flow; Three-dimensional, two-dimensional and one-dimensional flow; Laminar flow and turbulent flow; Reynolds number; Incompressible and compressible fluids; Rotation and spinning of a liquid; Circulation.Week 4 : One-dimensional flow: mechanism for conservation of flow properties; Continuity equation; Conservation of energy; Conservation of momentum; Conservation of angular momentumWeek 5 : Flow of viscous fluid: Continuity equation; Navier-Stokes equation; Boundary layer; Velocity distribution of laminar flow; Velocity distribution of turbulent flow; Theory of lubricationWeek 6 : Losses in pipes: Loss by pipe friction; Frictional loss on pipes other than circular pipes; Various losses in pipe lines; Flow in the inlet region; Pumping to higher levelsWeek 7 : Flow in a water channel: Flow in an open channel with constant section and flow velocity; Best section shape of an open channel; Specific energy; Constant discharge; Constant specific energy; Constant water depth; Hydraulic jumpWeek 8 : Drag and lift and cavitation: Flows around a body; Forces acting on a body; The drag of a body; The lift of a body; CavitationWeek 9 : Dimensional analysis and law of similarity: Dimensional analysis; Rayleigh’s method, Buckingham’s Pi theorem; Application examples of dimensional analysis; Law of similarityWeek 10 : Compressible fluid flow:Introduction, Thermodynamic characteristics,Speed of sound or sonic velocity, Mac number, Basic Equations of One dimensional, compressible flow, Isentropic compressible Flow, Shock Waves, Expansion waves, Fanno and Rayleigh FlowWeek 11 : Measurement of flow: Measurement of flow velocity; Measurement of flow dischargeWeek 12 : Multiphase flow phenomena and its application: Introduction of multiphase flow patterns; Flow patterns map; Hydrodynamics in multiphase flow, Application of multiphase flow