IML 206 - Fluid Mechanics

Course Objectives

To introduce the basic concepts of fluid mechanics to the students of Manufacturing Engineering
Department and to acquire the ability to define, formulate and solve problems of fluid mechanics.

Course Description

Basic concepts and definitions. Fluid kinematics. Fluid statics. Manometers and pressure
measurements. Hydrostatic forces on immersed bodies. Solid body translation and rotation.
Equations of conservation of mass, momentum and energy for systems and control volumes,
Bernoulli equation and its applications, Dimensional analysis and similitude. Viscous Flow in pipes
and ducts. Laminar and turbulent boundary layers. Major and minor losses in pipes. Flow over
immersed bodies. Turbomachinery.