FLUID MECHANICS AND MACHINERY SYLLABUS(CE6451)

UNIT I FLUID PROPERTIES AND FLOW CHARACTERISTICS

Units and dimensions- Properties of fluids- mass density, specific weight, specific volume,
specific gravity, viscosity, compressibility, vapour pressure, Gas Laws, surface tension and
capillarity(1 to 29). Flow characteristics concept of control volume - application of
continuity equation, energy equation(venturimeter and orificemeter) and momentum
equation (259 to 298).

UNIT II FLOW THROUGH CIRCULAR CONDUITS

Hydraulic and energy gradient(491-498) - Laminar Flow Through Circular Conduits
and circular annuli (387 to 416) -Boundary layer concepts types of boundary layer
thickness(611 to 616) Darcy Weisbach equation(433 to 436-465 to 471) friction factor-
Moody Diagram- commercial pipes- minor losses(471 to 491) Flow through pipes in series
and parallel(502 to 524).

UNIT III DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS(559 to 606)

Need for dimensional analysis Buckinghams Theroem and rayleighs method)
-methods of dimensional analysis Similitude types of similitude - Dimensionless parameters-
application of dimensionless parameters Model analysis.

UNIT IV PUMPS
Impact of jets(803 to 840) - Eulers equation - Specific Speed -Theory of roto-dynamic
machines various efficiencies velocity components at entry and exit of the rotor- velocity
triangles - Centrifugal pumps working principle - work done by the impeller -
performance curves(945 to 968) - Reciprocating pump- working principle (993 to 1036)
Rotary pumps classification(refer class notes).

UNIT V TURBINES(853 to 916)

10 Classification of turbines heads and efficiencies velocity triangles.
Impulse, Reaction Turbine, Axial, radial and mixed flow turbines. Pelton wheel, Francis
turbine and Kaplan turbines- working principles - work done by water on the runner
draft tube. Specific speed - unit quantities performance curves for turbines governing of
turbines.