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Engineering
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Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics
Definition of flow, the continuum viewpoint, velocity fields, vector fields, streamlines & pathlines, steady & unsteady flow.
Engineering
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Forces in Fluids
Types of forces in fluids, body & surface forces, pressure force, viscous force & viscosity, No-Slip condition, surface tension & flow types
Engineering
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Fluid Statics
The Hydrostatic Equation, manometry, hydrostatic forces on flat & curved surfaces, surface integrals, Archimedes' Principle and Buoyancy.
Engineering
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Control Volume Analysis
Mass flow rate, volume integrals, Reynolds transport theorem, conservation of mass & momentum, steady flow, constant & varying density.
Engineering
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The Bernoulli Equation
Derivation of the Bernoulli Equation for steady inviscid flow, stagnation point flow, conservation of energy, the pipe flow energy equation.
Engineering
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Internal Flows
Fully developed laminar flow, finding velocity profiles, viscous & pressure forces, turbulent flow in pipes, major & minor losses, pump head
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