Advanced Fluid Mechanics Detailed Syllabus for Thermal Engineering M.Tech first year first sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Advanced Fluid Mechanics M.Tech 2017-2018 (R17) first year first sem is as follows.
M.Tech. I Year I Sem.
UNIT – I: Inviscid Flow of Incompressible Fluids: Lagrangian and Eulerain Descriptions of fluid motion- Path lines, Stream lines, Streak lines, stream tubes – velocity of a fluid particle, types of flows – Stream and Velocity potential functions. Basic Laws of fluid Flow: Potential flow, Condition for irrotationality, circulation & vorticity Accelerations in Carte systems normal and tangential accelerations, Euler’s, Bernouli equationsDimensional Analysis & Similarity
UNIT – II: Viscous Flow: Equation of Fluid flow-Continuity & Momentum equation. Derivation of Navier-Stoke’s Equations for viscous compressible flow – Exact solutions to certain simple cases : Plain Poisoulle flow – Coutte flow with and without pressure gradient – Hagen Poisoulle flow.
UNIT III: Boundary Layer Concepts : External Flow-Prandtl’s contribution to real fluid flows –Blasius solution-Prandtl’s boundary layer theory – Boundary layer thickness for flow over a flat plate – Approximate solutions – Creeping motion (Stokes) – Oseen’s approximation – Von-Karman momentum integral equation for laminar boundary layer –– Expressions for local and mean drag coefficients for different velocity profiles for flow over flat plates-Flow over Blunt objects-Boundary layer development-Drag calculation.
UNIT IV: Internal Flow: Boundary layer development-Hydrodynamic entry length-Smooth and rough boundaries – Equations for Velocity Distribution and frictional Resistance in smooth rough Pipes – Roughness of Commercial Pipes – Moody’s diagram. Introduction to Turbulent Flow: Fundamental concept of turbulence – Time Averaged Equations – Boundary Layer Equations – Prandtl Mixing Length Model – Universal Velocity Distribution Law: Van Driest Model –Approximate solutions for drag coefficients – More Refined Turbulence Models – kepsilon model.
UNIT V: Compressible Fluid Flow – I: Thermodynamic basics – Sonic Velocity – Mach Number – Generalized and simple 1D compressible flows – Development of Equations – Acoustic Velocity Derivation of Equation for Mach Number – Area – Pressure Velocity Relationship Compressible Fluid Flow – II: Nozzles, Diffusers – Isothermal Flow in Long Ducts – Fanno and Releigh Lines, Property Relations –– Normal Compressible Shock, Oblique Shock: Expansion and Compressible Shocks – Supersonic Wave Drag
REFERENCES:
- Fluid Mechanics- Frank M. White-Mc Graw Hill, 8th Edition
- Fluid Mechanics/Potter/Cengage Learning
- Fluid Mechanics – Jog – Cambridge
- Fluid Mechanics-Munson-Wiley
- Fluid Mechanics-Streeter, Wylie, Bedford
- Boundary Layer Theory/ Schlichting H /Springer Publications
- Fluid Mechanics and Machinery/ D. Rama Durgaiah/New Age Publications
- Fluid Dynamics/ William F. Hughes & John A. Brighton/TMH
- Fluid Mechanics with Engineering Applications – Finnemore & Franzini – McGraw Hill
For all other M.Tech 1st Year 1st Sem syllabus go to JNTUH M.Tech Thermal Engineering 1st Year 1st Sem Course Structure for (R17) Batch.
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