Properties of Fluids

Pressure measurement

Buoyancy and Floatation: Differences, Problems and Solutions

Flotation, centre of buoyancy

FLOW CHARACTERISTICS

FLUID PROPERTIES

VISCOSITY

CAPILLARITY

CONCEPT OF CONTROL VOLUME

Reynolds Transport Theorem

Continuity Equation

Momentum Equation

Reynolds Experiment

FLOW THROUGH CIRCULAR CONDUITS

DARCY’S EQUATION FOR LOSS OF HEAD DUE TO FRICTION IN PIPE

Darcy Friction Factor

Moody Diagram

Pipes - in Series or Parallel

Minor losses  

The Hydraulic Gradient

BOUNDARY LAYER

Boundary Layer Thickness

Dimensions and Units in Fluid Mechanics

DIMENSIONAL HOMOGENEITY

Dimensionless Numbers and Their Importance in Fluid Mechanics

IMPACT OF A JET

Velocity triangle

Rotodynamic Machine

Types of Turbines

Centrifugal Pumps

WHAT IS STEAM TURBINE ?