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Fluid Dynamics course content:

Module 1 Classification of flows


1. Continuum, forces and stresses
2. Compressible and incompressible flow
3. Viscid and inviscid flow
4. Laminar and turbulent flow
Module 2 1. Conservation Laws
2. Basic Laws of thermodynamics
3. Control volume formulations
4. Integral and differential analyses
Module 3 Review of thermodynamics Narayanan
A. Equations of state Fox, McDonald and
1. Expansion coefficient, compressibility and Pritchard
bulk modulus
2. Ideal gas law and processes
3. Vander Walls equation
4. Peng-Robinson equation
B. Second Law of thermodynamics
1. Clausius Inequality
2. Cp and Cv
3. Entropy of processes
C. Speed of sound and isentropic flow
1. Machs number
2. Propagation of sound waves
3. Continuity and momentum equation
4. Correlations
5. Pressure field and Machs number
Module 4 Incompressible Flow
1. Critical conditions
2. Continuity eqn
3. Momentum eqn
4. FLOT
5. SLOT
6. Equations of state
Module 5 Compressible Flow
1. Reference states
2. Continuity eqn
3. Momentum eqn
4. FLOT
5. SLOT
6. Equations of state
Module 6 Isentropic flow of ideal gas
1. Area variation
2. Converging nozzle
3. Converging-diverging nozzle
4. Constant area duct with friction
5. Friction factor
6. Frictionless flow in constant area duct with
heat exchange
Module 7 Non-Newtonian Fluids
1. Classification with equations
2. Equations for inelastic viscous fluids
3. Stress-strain tensor
4. Power Law model and its limitations
5. Shear thinning fluids
6. Bingham model for viscoplastic materials
7. Obtaining model for viscosity from stress
and pressure variations
Module 8 1. Multi-phase flows
2. Fluid friction in pipes
3. Bubbles in unconfined liquids
4. Segregated flow model
5. Two-phase flow in horizontal and vertical
pipes
6. Slug flow
7. Performance of pumps
8. Annular Flow
9. Flooding model

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