Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics detail syllabus for Chemical Engineering (Ch), 2019-20 scheme is taken from AKTU official website and presented for AKTU students. The course code (KCH302), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/Week, Practical Hr/Week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration, and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.
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Course Objectives:
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Course Outcomes:
On completion of this course, the students will be able to
- Understand the properties and flow of fluid.
- Analyse the model and prototype.
- Explain the factors influencing velocity profiles for laminar and turbulent flow.
- Design the pumps and compressors for optimum operation.
Unit I
- Introduction: Fundamental concepts of fluids; Fluid statics, kinematics and dynamics; Properties of fluids. 3
- Fluid Statics: The basic equation of fluid statics; Pressure -depth relationship; Pressure forces on plane and curved surfaces; Buoyancy and stability; Forces on immersed and submerged bodies; Pressure measurements; Pressure in accelerated rigid body motions. 6
Unit II
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Unit III
- Dynamic Analysis of Flow: Conservation of mass, linear and angular momentum, and energy; Eulers equation of motion, Bernoulli theorem; Navier-Stokes equations. 6
- Dimensional Analysis, Similitude and Modeling: Dimensional homogeneity and analysis; Methods of finding dimensionless numbers; Selection of variables, Rayleigh and Buckingham’s n method; Common dimensionless numbers and their physical significance; Model and Prototypes; Complete and incomplete similarity. 3
Unit IV
- Internal Incompressible Viscous Flow: General characteristics of pipe flow – laminar, turbulent, entrance region, fully developed; Fully developed laminar/turbulent flow in pipe -shear stress distribution and velocity profiles; Energy correction factors; Energy and hydraulic grade lines; Major and minor losses in pipes, fittings, pipe network; Friction factor. 7
- Flow Measurements: Flow rate and velocity measurements -Pitot tube, orifice meter, venturimeter, rotameter, notches and weirs. 2
Unit V
- Fluid Handling Machinery: Classification; Positivedisplacement pumps and compressors, centrifugal pumps and compressors, Axial flow pumps and compressors, compressor efficiency. Characteristics of centrifugal pumps; NPSH; Selection of pumps. 6
- Agitation and Mixing: Agitated vessels; Blending and mixing; Suspension of solid particles; Dispersion operations; Agitator selection and scale up. 3
Reference Books:
- Nevers N.D., Fluid Mechanics For Chemical Engineers, 3 Ed., McGraw Hill Higher Education. 2005
- Cengel Y.A. and Cimbala J.M. Fndluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications, 2 Ed. McGraw-Hill 2010
- Balachandran P. Engineering Fluid Mechanics, PHI Learning Pvt Ltd., New Delhi 2012
- Munson B.R., Young D.F., Okiishi T.Hth. and Huebsch W.W., Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 6 Ed., Willey 2010
- White F.M. Fluid Mechanics, 7th Ed. Tata McGraw-Hill 2010
- Rajput, R. K., Textbook of Fluid Mechanics, S. Chand and Co., New Delhi. 1998
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