FLUID MECHANICS               1020234230

                                                                                              PRACTICUM

                                                                                         Syllabus Contents
                                                                       Unit I FLUID AND FLUID PROPERTIES
Theory:
Concept and classification of fluid, Properties of fluid – Density – Specific
weight – Specific volume – Specific gravity – Viscosity – Surface tension –
Cohesion & Adhesion – Capillarity – Bulk modulus of elasticity – Vapor
Pressure – Description and Simple problems.

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Practical:
1. Demonstrate various fluid properties viscosity, surface tension, cohesion &
Adhesion and capillarity.

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 Unit II PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICES
Theory:
Pressure head- atmospheric gauge and vacuum pressure – Classification of
pressure measuring devices – Working and application of pressure measuring
devices: Piezometer- Simple U tube manometers – Differential U tube
manometers – problems – Pressure Gauges – Description.

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Practical:
2. Measure the fluid pressure using a simple manometer and pressure
gauge. Find the pressure difference using differential manometer.

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 Unit III FLUID KINEMATICS & FLUID DYNAMICS
Theory:
Fluid Kinematics: Streamline, path line and streak lines and stream tube,
classification of fluid flows‐Reynolds number, steady & unsteady, uniform,
non-uniform, laminar, turbulent, rotational, and irrotational flows‐equation of
continuity for one dimensional flow.
Fluid Dynamics: Energies of fluid-Bernoulli’s equations for flow along a
streamline – Description and simple problems – Applications of Bernoulli’s
theorem – Venturimeter and Orificemeter – Description.

Practical:
3. Verify Bernoulli’s theorem.
4. Measure the discharge of the fluid flow using venturi meter or Orifice Meter.

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Unit IV FLOW THROUGH PIPES
Theory:
Introduction to pipe and pipe flow – Major and minor losses – Reynold’s experiment,

friction factor, Darcy’s and Chezy’s equations – Description only, Moody’s chart-
Water hammer and cavitation, its cause, effect, and remedies.

Practical:
5. Find the friction factor for the given pipeline.

            Unit V HYDRAULIC MACHINES
Theory:
Reciprocating Pump: classifications – single and Double Acting Reciprocating
Pump – Working – Discharge, coefficient of discharge, Air vessels.
Centrifugal Pump: Classification – working of Single stage Centrifugal Pump – Main
components of centrifugal pump – head of pump – priming – self priming – pumps
in series & parallel – losses in centrifugal pumps – selection of pump.
Hydraulic Turbines: Introduction – Classification of turbines, impulse turbine –
construction and working of impulse turbine – reaction turbines – construction and
working of Francis turbine and Kaplan turbine – draft tube and its types – surge
tank – selection of hydraulic turbines.

Practical:
6. Perform a test on the reciprocating pump or centrifugal pump test rig and find
the efficiency.
7. Perform a test on a hydraulic turbine test rig and find the efficiency.