Fluid Mechanics

Fluid mechanics is a branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids

Fluid mechanics is an engineering app for mechanical engineering students and professionals. The branch of science that deals with the study of fluids (liquids and gases) in a state of rest or motion is an important subject of Civil, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering.

The app covers full syllabus of mechanical engineering. There are complete chapters, topics and video tutorial with easy explanation which makes the content easy to understand.

There are some important topics in the app which are viscosity, Centrifugal Pump, properties of fluid, fluid mechanics, turbines, hydraulic turbines, fluid coupling, centrifugal pumps, pump installation and centrifugal pump.

Fluid mechanics deals with three aspects of the fluid: static, kinematics, and dynamics aspects:

1) Fluid statics: The fluid which is in state of rest is called as static fluid and its study is called as fluid statics.

2) Fluid kinematics: The fluid which is in state of motion is called as moving fluid. The study of moving fluid without considering the effect of external pressures is called as fluid kinematics.

3) Fluid dynamics: The branch of science which studies the effect of all pressures including the external pressures on the moving fluid is called as fluid dynamics.

Common Applications of Fluids :

1) Hydroelectric Power Plants

2) Hydraulic machines

3) Automobiles

4) Refrigerators and Air Conditioners

5) Thermal Power Plants

6) Nuclear power plants

7) Fluids as a Renewable Energy Source

8) Operating Various Instruments

9) Heat Engines

Some of the topics Covered in the app are:

1. Energy Equation

2. General Introduction

3. Momentum Transfer Principles

4. Euler Theory (Elementary)

5. Modern Theory of Turbomachines

6. Necessity for flow unsteadiness

7. Approximate calculation of deviation after Stodola

8. Some Practical Considerations (Actual Machine Design)

9. Coefficients and Efficiencies

10. Dimensional Analysis

11. Application of Dimensional Analysis on Turbomachines

12. Performance Curves

13. Reynolds Number Effect

14. Specific Speed

15. Hydraulic Turbines

16. Cascade Nomenclature

17. Lift and Drag

18. The Cascades in Motion

19. Cascade Performance

20. Mach Number Effect

21. Ideal Characteristics

22. The Head-Capacity Curve of a Straight Cascade:

23. Radial Cascade

24. Singularity Method

25. Method of Solution for Single Airfoil

26. Conformal Transformation Method

27. Centrifugal Pumps (Radial)

28. Centrifugal Pump Actual Performance

29. Brake Horsepower and Efficiency Curves

30. Influence of Physical Properties on Performance

31. Leakage Calculation

32. Mechanical Seals

33. Axial Thrust

34. Impeller Design

35. Centrifugal Pump Types

36. Axial Pumps (Propeller Pumps)

37. Study of Flow Inside the Rotor (Radial Equilibrium)

38. Performance of Axial Flow Propeller Pumps

39. Pump Selection and Applications

40. Design of the Intake Chamber of Vertical Pumps

41. Pressure Surges (Water Hammer) in Piping Systems

42. Pump Installation

43. Impulse Turbines (Pelton Wheel)

44. Reaction Turbines

45. Head Delivered by Turbine and Draft Tube

46. Types of Draft Tube

47. Some Turbines Installations

48. Fluid Coupling

49. Equation of state

50. Laws of Thermodynamics

51. Compression of Gasses

52. Plane Compressible Flow

53. Gothert's Rule

54. Fans

55. Head and Power

56. Coefficients and Specific Speed

57. Radial Type Impeller Design

58. Reciprocating Pumps

59. Instantaneous Rate of Flow

60. Rotary Pumps

61. Performance of Positive Pumps

62. INTRODUCTION OF PRESSURE RECOVERY DEVICES

63. Diffuser Types

64. Vaned Diffuser

65. Volute Type Diffuser

66. INTRODUCTION OF THEORY OF CAVITATION IN CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS

67. INCEPTION OF CAVITATION

68. SIGNS OF CAVITATION

69. MECHANISMS OF DAMAGE

Each topic is complete with diagrams, equations and other forms of graphical representations for better learning and quick understanding.

Fluid mechanics is part of Mechanical, Civil, Chemical engineering education courses and technology degree programs at various universities.