Mechanics of Fluid Syllabus for VTU BE/B.Tech Aeronautical Engineering third sem complete syllabus covered here. This will help you understand complete curriculum along with details such as exam marks and duration. The details are as follows.
| Subject Code | 15AE35 | IA Marks | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Lecture Hours/Week | 04 | Exam Marks | 80 |
| Total Number of Lecture Hours | 50 | Exam Hours | 3 |
CREDITS – 04
Course Objectives: This course will enable students to
- Understand the basic fluid properties.
- Understand the governing laws of fluid flow.
- Acquire the knowledge of types of fluid flows.
| Modules | Teaching Hour | Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT) Level |
|---|---|---|
| Module -1 | _ | |
| Basic Considerations: Introduction, Dimensions- Modules and physical quantities, Continuum view of gases and liquids, Pressure and Temperature scales, Physical properties of fluids. Fluid Statics: Pressure distribution in a static fluid, Pressure and its measurement, hydrostatic forces on plane and curved surfaces, buoyancy, illustration by examples. | 10 Hours | L1,L2 |
| Module -2 | _ | |
| Fluids in motion: Methods of describing fluid motion, types of fluid flow, continuity equation in 3 dimensions, velocity potential function and stream function. Types of motion, Source sink, doublet , plotting of stream lines and potential lines Numerical problems. Fluid Kinematics: Kinematics of fluid motion and the constitutive equations, Integral (global) form of conservation equations (mass, momentum, energy) and applications, Differential form of conservation equations (continuity, Navier-Stokes equations, energy equation). | 10 Hours | L1,L2 |
| Module -3 | _ | |
| Fluid Dynamics: Equations of motion: Euler’s and Bernoulli’s equation of motion for ideal and real fluids. Momentum equation, Fluid flow measurements Numerical problems. Dimensional analysis and similarity: Dimensional homogeneity, methods of dimensional analysis, model analysis, types of similarity and similitude. Dimensionless numbers. Model laws. Numerical problems. | 10 Hours | L1,L2 |
| Module -4 | _ | |
| Flow past Immersed bodies: Introduction to boundary layer, boundary layer thickness, karman’s integral momentum theory, drag on a flat plate for laminar and turbulent flow, Drag on immersed bodies. Expression for drag and lift. Kutta – joukowsky theorem; Fundamentals of aerofoil theory Numerical problems. | 10 Hours | L1, L2, L3 |
| Module -5 | _ | |
| Compressible flow and Boundary Layers theory: Steady, one-dimensional gas dynamics, Propagation of pressure waves in a compressible medium, velocity of sound , Mach number, Mach cone, Stagnation properties , Bernoulli’s eqn for isentropic flow, normal shock waves . Numerical Problem; Laminar and turbulent boundary layers. | 10 Hours | L1, L2, L3. L4 |
Course outcomes: After studying this course, students will be able to:
- Evaluate the effect of fluid properties.
- Apply the governing laws of fluid flow.
- Classify different types of fluid flows.
Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):
- Engineering Knowledge.
- Problem Analysis.
- Design / development of solutions.
- Interpretation of data.
Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have ten questions.
- Each full question consists of 16 marks.
- There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Bansal, R.K, “Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics Machines”, Laxmi Publications (P) Ltd., New Delhi 2015, ISBN-13: 978-8131808153
- Rathakrishnan. E, “Fluid Mechanics”, Prentice-Hall of India Pvt.Ltd, 2010, ISBN 13: 9788120331839.
Reference Books:
- Yunus A. Cengel & John M Cimbala, Fluid Mechanics and Applications, McGraw Hill Education; 3rd edition, 2013, ISBN-13: 978-0073380322.
- Ramamritham. S “Hydraulic Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machines”, DhanpatRai& Sons, Delhi, 1988, ISBN 13: 9788187433804.
- Kumar. K.L., “Engineering Fluid Mechanics” (VII Ed.) Eurasia Publishing House (P) Ltd., New Delhi, 1995, ISBN 13: 9788121901000.
- Streeter. V. L., and Wylie, E.B., “Fluid Mechanics”, McGraw Hill, 1983, ISBN 13: 9780070665781
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