Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics
Advance your understanding of Fluid Mechanics in a comprehensive 15-hour course, from basic to advanced level concepts.
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What you will learn
Understanding the application areas of fluid mechanics, including aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, and industrial fluid flow systems.
Learning the fundamental principles of dimensional analysis, including units and dimensions, dimensional homogeneity, and dimensional analysis.
Understanding the nature of fluids, including the no-slip condition, shear stress, and viscosity, as well as the different types of fluids.
Learning how to calculate shear stresses and velocity profiles, and understanding the behavior of shear thickening and shear thinning fluids.
Understanding the concept of pressure and hydrostatic pressure, and learning how to calculate specific gravity.
Learning how to use different types of manometers, such as the piezometer and U-tube manometer, to measure pressure and calculate buoyancy.
Understanding the concept of fluid flow rates, including continuity equation, commercial pipe and tubing, and pipe selection.
Learning how to apply the principles of Bernoulli's equation to calculate volumetric flow rates in different applications,such as tanks, reservoirs and venturi.
Understanding the general energy equation and its applications to pumps, fluid motors, and valves and fittings.
Learning how to calculate the mechanical efficiency of pumps and the power delivered to fluid systems, and understanding the various types of energy losses.
Understanding the concept of Reynolds number and its applications to laminar and turbulent flow, as well as the hydraulic radius for non-circular pipes.
Learning how to use Moody's chart to calculate friction loss, Darcy's equation, and the effect of friction loss on energy loss.
Understanding the concept of minor losses and their impact on fluid flow, as well as calculating energy losses due to enlargements and contractions.
Learning how to calculate all energy losses in moving fluid, including losses through valves and fittings, and understanding the resistant coefficient.
Understanding the different types of flow meters, including variable head meters, variable area flow meters, and velocity probes, and their selection factors.
Learning how to measure flow rate and velocity in open channel flow, including weirs, rectangle notches, contracted weirs, and triangle weirs.
Understanding the different types of positive displacement pumps, including reciprocating, rotary, kinetic, self-priming, and centrifugal pumps.
Learning about cavitation and vapor pressure, and understanding the importance of NPSH margin and impeller size in pump performance.
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