Subject Code: CL5L419 Subject Name: Basics of Fluid Dynamics L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Pre-requisite(s):  Nil
Introduction to Tensors & Tensors Equations, Concept of continuum and definition of a fluid, Body and surface forces, stress tensor, Scalar and vector fields, Eulerian and Lagrangian description of flow. Motion of fluid element - translation, rotation and vorticity; continuity equation, stream function and velocity potential. Potential Flows. Transport theorems, constitutive equations, derivation of Navier Stokes equations for compressible flow.  Boundary layer: derivation, exact solutions, Blasius, Falkner Skan, series solution and numerical solutions. Approximate methods. Momentum integral method. Two dimensional and axisymmetric jets. Description of turbulent flow, velocity correlations, Reynold's stresses, Prandtl's Mixing Length Theory, Karman's velocity defect law, universal velocity distribution.
Text/Reference Books:
 
  1. G.Batchelor. An introduction to Fluid Dynamics, Cambridge University Press
  2. Prandtl L. Essentials of Fluid Dynamics,  Hafner Publishing Co  
  3. P.K. Kundu. Fluid Mechanics,  Academic Press
  4. F.M.White. Fluid Mechanics, McGraw-Hill Science
  5. Modi and Seth. Fluid Mechanics, Standard Book House