CE3391 Fluid Mechanics and Machinery Study Materials
Anna University – CE3391 Fluid Mechanics and Machinery Regulation 2021 Syllabus, Notes, Important Questions, Question Paper with Answers, Previous Year Question Paper.
UNIT I FLUID PROPERTIES AND FLOW CHARACTERISTICS CE3391 Fluid Mechanics and Machinery Syllabus
Properties of fluids – Fluid statics – Pressure Measurements – Buoyancy and floatation – Flow
characteristics – Eulerian and Lagrangian approach – Concept of control volume and system – Reynold’s
transportation theorem – Continuity equation, energy equation and momentum equation – Applications.
UNIT II FLOW THROUGH PIPES AND BOUNDARY LAYER CE3391 Fluid Mechanics and Machinery Notes
Reynold’s Experiment – Laminar flow through circular conduits – Darcy Weisbach equation – friction
factor – Moody diagram – Major and minor losses – Hydraulic and energy gradient lines – Pipes in series
and parallel – Boundary layer concepts – Types of boundary layer thickness.
UNIT III DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS AND MODEL STUDIES CE3391 Fluid Mechanics and Machinery Important Questions
Fundamental dimensions – Dimensional homogeneity – Rayleigh’s method and Buckingham Pi theorem
– Dimensionless parameters – Similitude and model studies – Distorted and undistorted models.
UNIT IV TURBINES CE3391 Fluid Mechanics and Machinery Question Bank
Impact of jets – Velocity triangles – Theory of rotodynamic machines – Classification of turbines -Working
principles – Pelton wheel – Modern Francis turbine – Kaplan turbine – Work done – Efficiencies – Draft
tube – Specific speed – Performance curves for turbines – Governing of turbines.
UNIT V PUMPS CE3391 Fluid Mechanics and Machinery Question Paper
Classification of pumps – Centrifugal pumps – Working principle – Heads and efficiencies– Velocity
triangles – Work done by the impeller – Performance curves – Reciprocating pump working principle –
Indicator diagram and it’s variations – Work saved by fitting air vessels – Rotary pumps.
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TEXT BOOKS: CE3391 Fluid Mechanics and Machinery FMM
1. Modi P.N. and Seth, S.M. Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics, Standard Book House, New Delhi,
22nd edition (2019)
2. Jain A. K. Fluid Mechanics including Hydraulic Machines, Khanna Publishers, New
Delhi, 2014.
3. Kumar K. L., Engineering Fluid Mechanics, Eurasia Publishing House(p) Ltd. New Delhi, 2016.
REFERENCES: CE3391 Fluid Mechanics and Machinery FMM
1. Fox W.R. and McDonald A.T., Introduction to Fluid Mechanics John-Wiley and Sons, Singapore,
2011.
2. Pani B S, Fluid Mechanics: A Concise Introduction, Prentice Hall of India Private Ltd, 2016.
3. Cengel Y A and Cimbala J M, Fluid Mechanics, McGraw Hill Education Pvt. Ltd., 2014.
4. S K Som; Gautam Biswas and S Chakraborty, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machines,
Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt. Ltd., 2012.
5. Streeter, V. L. and Wylie E. B., Fluid Mechanics, McGraw Hill Publishing Co., 2010.
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