BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE - PILANI, HYDERABAD CAMPUS

INSTRUCTION DIVISION
FIRST SEMESTER 2015-16
COURSE HANDOUT (PART-II)
Date: 01/08/2015
In addition to Part-I (a general handout for all courses appended to the time-table), this handout
provides the specific details of this course.
Course No.
Course Title
Instructor-in-charge
Instructors

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ME F212/MF F212
FLUID MECHANICS
JEEVAN JAIDI
-------------, Jeevan Jaidi

1. Course Description
Properties of fluids; fundamental laws of fluids in motion; differential and integral expressions for
conservation of mass, momentum and energy; applications of conservation laws to solve the transport
phenomena involving mass, momentum and energy interactions in a given system.
2. Scope and Objective
Transport phenomena deals with the fundamentals laws governing the mass, momentum and energy
transfer. The objective of this course is to lay a solid foundation in understanding the properties and
behaviour of matter (fluids) by means of analytical equations. Since these three phenomena (mass,
momentum and energy) are very similar in nature, an integrated approach would not only conserve
efforts but also contributes to a greater understanding of this subject. In this course, more emphasis
will be given to fluids and its motion in a given system.
3. Text Books
(a) TB1: Frank M White, Fluid Mechanics, Tata McGraw-Hill, 7th Edition, 2012.
(b) TB2: Robert W. Fox and Alan T. Mc Donald, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, John Wiley &
Sons Private Ltd., 2013, 8th Edition.
(c) Online Resources & films: http://web.mit.edu/hml/ncfmf.html
4. Reference Books (RB)
(a) RB1 James R. Welty, Charles E. Wicks and Robert E. Wilson, Fundamentals of Momentum,
Heat and Mass transfer, John Wiley & Sons (Asia) private limited., 2008, 5th Edition.
(b) RB2: James. A. Fay, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, Prentice Hall of India, 2007.
(c) RB3: Milton Van Dyke, An Album of Fluid Motion, Parabolic Press, 12th Edition.
5. Course Plan
Lecture
No.
1

2-6
7-14

Topics to be covered

Fluid properties, continuum fluid

Pressures in static fluid; Static forces on
surfaces
Integral relations for a control volume:
Conservation of mass, momentum and
energy

Ch. No.
(in TB1)
Ch. 1

Ch. 2
Ch. 3

Refer to on-line
resource material
Fluid deformation,
Eulerian and Lagrangian
approaches, flow
visualization
Surface tension, pressure
field, fluid acceleration
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Differential relations for fluid in motion:

Newtonian Fluid; Navier-Stokes
equations; Viscous Flows
Dimensional analysis of Navier-Stokes
equations; Similarity technique

15-20
21-24
25-30

Internal flows through pipes and ducts

External flows past immersed bodies;
boundary layer concepts and equations
Inviscid fluids, stream function, potential
flow, rotational & irrotational flows

31-36
37-40

Introduction to Computational Fluid

Dynamics (CFD)

41-42

Ch. 4

Ch. 5

Ch. 6
Ch. 7
Ch. 8

Boundary layer flows,

separated flows
Fluid Dynamics of Drag
(Part I, II, III and IV)
Vorticity (Part I and II)

To be
announced
by I/C

6. Evaluation Scheme
Evaluation Component

Weightage (%)

Date & Time

Test - 1
Test - 2

Duration
(min.)
60
60

20%
20%

Home assignments (#3)

20%

10%

12/9, 2.30--3.30PM
9/11, 2.30--3.30PM
To be announced by
I/C
To be announced by
I/C

180

30%

Classroom surprise tests

(#2)
Comprehensive
Examination

14/12 FN

Nature of
Component
Closed Book
Closed Book
Open Book
Open Book
Closed Book

Note: Home assignment problems will be announced in the second lecture class and shared through CMS
(institutes web based Course Management System). Assignment solutions have to be submitted in the
next tutorial class without fail and late submission will not be considered for evaluation. Classroom
surprise tests are open book and only class notes is allowed.
7. Chamber Consultancy Hour
To be announced by I/C in the class.
8. Notices
All notices concerning this course will be displayed in Mechanical Engineering notice board. Students
are advised to visit regularly CMS (Course Management System) for all notices and updates.
9. Make-up Policy
Make-up request for tests shall be granted only for the genuine cases with sufficient evidence. Request
letter duly signed by the student should reach the under signed well in advance.

Instructor-in-charge (I/C)
(ME F212/MF F212)