MECH 2210 - Fluid Mechanics

• Fluid Mechanics Summary Slides

Basic Properties of Fluids

• Fluid
• Physical Properties of Fluids
• Ideal Gas Law

Viscosity

• Viscosity
  • Newtonian vs Non-Newtonian Fluids

Compressibility

• Bulk Modulus
• Compression and Expansion of Gases
• Speed of Sound

Surface Tension

• Surface Tension
• Capillary Action

Fluid Statics

• Fluid Statics
• Fluid Pressure at a Point
• Basic Equation for Pressure Field
• Pressure Variation in a Fluid at Rest

Pressure Measurement

• Standard Atmosphere
• Measurement of Pressure
• Manometry

Hydrostatic Forces

• Hydrostatic Force on a Plane Surface
• Pressure Prism
• Hydrostatic Force on a Curved Surface

Buoyancy and Stability

• Archimedes’ Principle
• Fluid Stability
• Pressure Variation in a Fluid with Rigid Motion

Bernoulli’s Equation

• Bernoulli Equation
• Streamlines, Streakline, Pathline
• N2L Along Streamline
• N2L Normal to Streamline
• Bernoulli Equation Applications

Kinematics of Fluid Motion

• Fluid Kinematics vs. Kinetics
• Velocity Field
• Eulerian and Lagrangian Flow Descriptions
• Steady and Unsteady Flows
• Streamlines, Streakline, Pathline
• Acceleration Field
• Control Volume, Control Surface, System
• Reynolds Transport Theorem

Flow Analysis Using Control Volume

• Continuity Equation
• Linear Momentum Equation
• Energy Equation

Differential Analysis of Fluid Flow

• Fluid Element Kinematics
• Differential Form of Conservation of Mass