ME 352 — Fluid Dynamics II
BSc BSc Mechanical Engineering · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Objective Content Dimensional Analysis and Similarity: Model analysis: Similitude-types of similarities: Types of forces acting in moving fluid, Dimensionless numbers: Reynolds' number, Froude's number, Euler's number, Weber's number, Mach's number; Model laws or similarity laws: Reynolds’ model law, Froude model law, Euler's model law, Weber model law, Mach model law; Model testing of partially submerged bodies; Classification of models. Boundary Layer Flow: Boundary layer growth and separation; Drag and lift on two–and three-dimensional bodies; Drag force on a flat plate due to boundary layer; turbulent boundary layer on a flat plat; Analysis of turbulent boundary layer; Total drag on a flat plate due to laminar and turbulent boundary layer; Separation of boundary layer; Laminar Flow: Viscous resistance to journal bearings, viscous resistance of food-step Bearing, Viscous resistance of collar bearing; Loss of head due to friction in viscous flow; Movement of piston in dash-pot; Methods of determination of co-efficient of viscosity; Capillary tube method, falling sphere resistance method, rotating cylinder method, orifice type viscometer. Turbulent flow: Velocity distribution in turbulent flow in pipes; Hydro-dynamically smooth and rough boundaries; Velocity distribution for turbulent flow in smooth pipes Velocity distribution for turbulent flow in rough pipes; Velocity distribution for turbulent flow in terms of average velocity; Velocity distribution for turbulent flow in smooth pipes by power law; Resistance of smooth and rough pipes. Reading Materials Cengel Y.A. and Cimbala J.M (2006) Fluid Mechaics: Fundamentals and Application, McGraw-Hill Companies Inc Cengel, Y. A., & Turner, R. A. (2001). Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Crowe, C., & Elger, D. (2009). Engineering Fluid Mechanics. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.e 370 Fox, R. W., McDonald, A. T., & Pritchard, P. J. (2004). Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (Sixth Edition ed.). Bogota: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. NAKAYAMA, Y. (2000). Introduction to Fluid Mechanics. Tokyo: Yokendo Co. Ltd.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Year Three
- Semester
- Semester Two
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