Description

Differential analysis of fluid flow ? Kinematics of fluid flow ? Linera motion, angular motion and deformation ? Conservation of mass and stream ? Velocity potential and irrotational flows ? General equations of motion ( Navier-Stokes equations) ? Euler?s equations of motion ? Basic two-dimensional potential flows ? Superposition of plane potential flows ? Introduction to compressible fluid flow - Mach Number and speed of sound ? Isentropic and Non-isentropic flow of an ideal gas ? Normal shock waves.

Program

Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering

Objectives

• To enable the student to have a systematic and easily understood account of the basic principles of fluid Mechanics. rnTo give a lucid and concise exposition of flow patterns, fluid forces and resistance to motion and applications of fluid flow theories to engineering problems. rn