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Course Detail

Course Name Mechanics of Fluids Lab.
Course Code 23AEE282
Program B. Tech. in Aerospace Engineering
Semester 4
Credits 1
Campus Coimbatore

Syllabus

Syllabus

  • Determination of metacentric height of a floating
  • Determination of centre of pressure and resultant force on a given
  • Experimental verification of Bernoulli’s
  • Impact of jet
  • Drag measurement of a sphere (Stokes flow).
  • Determination of friction factor in a pipe
  • Coefficient of discharge of an orifice
  • Coefficient of discharge of a venturi
  • Flow visualization using Hele-shaw

Objectives and Outcomes

Course Objectives

To validate the static and dynamic characteristics of fluids using standard experimental set ups.

Course Outcomes

CO1: Verification of concepts in fluid statics and stability of a body.

CO2: Experimental analysis of systems involving fluid flow.

CO3: Estimation of drag of a body at low Reynolds number.

CO4: Determination of performance parameters of internal flow measuring devices.

CO5: Visualize and interpret the physical phenomenon in fluid flows.

CO-PO Mapping

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CO1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1
CO2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1
CO3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1
CO4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1
CO5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1

Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation Pattern
Assessment Internal End Semester
Midterm Exam 20  
*Continuous Assessment (CA) 40  
End Semester/Projects   40
  • CA – Can be Quizzes, Assignment, Projects, and Reports

Text Books / References

Reference(s)

VanDyke., “An Album of Fluid Motion”., Stanford, 1982.

Video lectures by Ascher Shapiro (National Committee for Fluid Mechanics Films)

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