Fluid Dynamics-II

Paper Code: 
MAT 422
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Understand the fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics and an appreciation of their application to real world problems.
  2. Apply the techniques used in deriving a range of important results and in research problems.

Course Outcomes (COs):

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MAT 422

 

Fluid Dynamics-II

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The students will be able to –

 

CO146: Analyse simple fluid velocity and temperature fields problems flow through pipe, over sphere etc. with Navier -Stoke's equation of motion.

CO147: Apply the concept of variable viscosity in fluid flow between parallel plates

CO148: Explain the theory of very slow motions flow past a sphere and Lubrication theory

CO149: Derive the two-dimensional boundary layer equation for flow over a plane wall, Boundary layer on flat plate and Boundary layer flow past a wedge

CO150: Understand the phenomenon of flow separation and boundary layer theory.

CO151: Explain the two-dimensional thermal boundary layer equation for flow over a plane wall, Forced convection in laminar boundary layer on a flat plate, Free convection from a heated vertical plate.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Power Point Presentations, Informative videos

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, presentations, Field trips

Quiz, Poster Presentations,

Power Point Presentations, Individual and group projects,

Open Book Test, Semester End Examination

 

 

Unit I: 
I
15.00

Variable viscosity plane Couette flow, Variable viscosity plane Poiseuille flow,  Flow due to plane wall suddenly set in the motion (Stokes’ first problem), Flow due to an oscillating plane wall (Stokes’ second problem), Starting flow in plane Couette motion

Unit II: 
II
15.00

Starting flow in a pipe, Plane Couette flow of a viscous compressible fluid, Plane Couette flow with transpiration cooling steady incompressible flow with fluid suction/injection through porous wall on the boundaries.

 

Unit III: 
III
15.00

Theory of very slow motion: Stokes’ and Oseen’s flows past a sphere, Lubrication theory.

 

Unit IV: 
IV
15.00

Derivation of two-dimensional boundary layer equation for flow over a plane wall, Boundary layer on flat plate, Characteristic boundary layers parameters, Similar solutions of the boundary layer equations, Boundary layer flow past a wedge, Separation of boundary layers.

 

Unit V: 
V
15.00

Derivation of two-dimensional thermal boundary layer equation for flow over a plane wall, Forced convection in laminar boundary layer on a flat plate, Free convection from a heated vertical plate.

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  • J. L. Bansal, Viscous Fluid Dynamics, Jaipur Publishing House Jaipur, 2013.
  • R. K. Rathy, An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. 1976.
  • F. Chorlton, Textbook of Fluid Dynamics, CBS Publishers, Delhi, 2004.
  • L.D.Landau and E.N. Lipschitz, Fluid Mechanics, Pergamon Press, London, 2013.

 

 

References: 
  • Schaum's Outlines, Fluid Mechanics, McGraw-Hill Education, 1st edition, 2007.
  • G.K. Batchelor, An Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
  • M.D. Raisinghania, Fluid Dynamics, S. Chand&Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2003.
  • Pradip Niyogi, S.K. Chakrabartty and M. K. Laha, Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics, Pearson Education, 2006.

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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