Civil Engineering (CE) Syllabus for Fluid Mechanics
1. Properties of Fluids
- Introduction to fluid mechanics
- Definition of fluid and its properties
- Types of fluids and their characteristics
- Properties of fluids such as viscosity, surface tension, compressibility, etc.
2. Pressure and Its Measurements
- Introduction to pressure and its units
- Pressure measuring devices such as manometers, bourdon gauges, etc.
- Hydrostatic pressure and its applications
3. Hydrostatic Forces on Surfaces
- Pressure distribution on submerged surfaces
- Forces on flat and curved surfaces
- Center of pressure and stability of floating bodies
4. Buoyancy and Floatation
- Archimedes' principle and its applications
- Stability of submerged and floating bodies
- Metacentric height and its significance
5. Kinematics of Fluid Flow
- Velocity and acceleration of fluids
- Streamlines, pathlines and streaklines
- Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions of fluid motion
6. Dynamics of Fluid Flow
- Basic equations of fluid flow such as continuity, momentum and energy equations
- Bernoulli's theorem and its applications
- Forces on stationary and moving bodies in fluid flow
7. Viscous Flow
- Introduction to viscosity and types of viscous forces
- Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids
- Laminar and turbulent flow regimes
8. Turbulent Flow
- Reynolds number and its significance
- Turbulent flow characteristics and modeling
- Applications of turbulent flow in engineering
9. Flow Through Pipes
- Introduction to pipe flow
- Types of flow regimes in pipes
- Pressure drop and head loss in pipe flow
10. Dimensional and Model Analysis
- Introduction to dimensional analysis
- Buckingham Pi theorem and its applications
- Model analysis and its significance in fluid mechanics
11. Boundary Layer Flow
- Introduction to boundary layer
- Types of boundary layer and their characteristics
- Boundary layer separation and its effects on fluid flow
12. Hydraulic Machines/Turbomachinery
- Introduction to hydraulic machines
- Types of hydraulic machines such as pumps, turbines, etc.
- Performance characteristics of hydraulic machines
13. Forces on Submerged Bodies
- Introduction to forces on submerged bodies
- Drag and lift forces on submerged bodies
- Applications of forces on submerged bodies in engineering
14. Flow in Open Channels
- Introduction to open channel flow
- Types of open channels and their characteristics
- Uniform and non-uniform open channel flow
15. Previous Year Gate Questions in Fluid Mechanics
- Practice questions from previous year GATE exams in fluid mechanics
- Solutions and explanations for the practice questions
This course is helpful for the following exams: Civil Engineering (CE), Mechanical Engineering