Unit 4

Internal & External Fluid Flows

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Syllabus:

Internal Fluid Flow - The Developing & Fully Developed Flow, Laminar Flow between Flat Plates & Pipes, Turbulent Flows in Pipes, Frictional & Minor Losses, Piping Networks & Pump Selection, Flow Rate & Velocity Measurement.

External Fluid Flow - Flow over a Flat Plate, Laminar & Turbulent Boundary Layer, The Boundary Layer Equations – Momentum Integral Equation, Wall Shear Stress, Skin Friction Coefficient, Pressure & Viscous Forces (Lift & Drag), Lift & Drag Coefficients, Flow over Flat Plates, Cylinder & Spheres, Flow over a Aerofoil & Pressure distribution.

Lecture 21:

The Developing & Fully Developed Flow, Laminar Flow Between Flat Plates

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Lecture 22:

Laminar Flow between Pipes

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Lecture 23:

Turbulent Flows in Pipes, Frictional & Minor Losses

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Lecture 24:

Piping Networks & Pump Selection, Flow Rate & Velocity Measurement

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Lecture 25:

Flow Over a Flat Plate, Laminar & Turbulent Boundary Layer

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Lecture 26:

The Boundary Layer Equations, Momentum Integral Equations, Wall Shear Stress, Skin Friction Coefficient

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Lecture 27:

Pressure & Viscous Forces (Lift & Drag), Lift & Drag Coefficients

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Lecture 28:

Flow Over Flat Plates, Cylinder & Spheres, Flow over an Aerofoil & Pressure distribution

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