411-203 Fluid Mechanics

411-201 Introduction to Transport Processes.

431-202 Engineering Analysis B

The content of this subject is as follows: manometry; derivation of the continuity equation, mechanical energy balance; friction losses in a straight pipe, fanning friction factor, treatment of roughness, valves and fittings; simple network problems; principles of open channel flow; compressible flow - thermodynamic preliminaries, propagation of a pressure wave, isothermal and adiabatic flow equations in a pipe, choked flow; pumps - pump characteristics, centrifugal pumps, derivation of theoretical head; head losses leading to the actual pump head curve, calculating system head, determining the operating point of a pumping system, throttling for flow control, cavitation and NPSH, introduction to positive displacement pumps; stirred tanks - radial, axial and tangential flow; types of agitators, vortex elimination, the standard tank configuration, power number and power curve, dynamic and geometric similarity in scale-up; multi-dimensional fluid flow - Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, momentum flux, development of multi-dimensional equations of continuity and for momentum transfer, application to tube flow, Couette flow, Stokes flow etc., solutions for creeping flow, turbulence, universal velocity profile

One examination not exceeding three hours (85% of total mark), plus three laboratory assignments (15% of total mark).