ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI
AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS
REGULATIONS – 2017
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
CE8394 Fluid Mechanics And Machinery

UNIT I FLUID PROPERTIES AND FLOW CHARACTERISTICS

Properties of fluids mass density, specific weight,surface tension and capillarity.

application of continuity equation,

energy equation and momentum equation.

UNIT II FLOW THROUGH CIRCULAR CONDUITS  

Laminar flow through circular conduits and circular annuli-

Darcy Weisbach equation

Flow through pipes in series and parallel.

UNIT III DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS 

methods of dimensional analysis

Application of dimensionless parameters

Model analysis.

UNIT IV PUMPS 

Euler’s equation

Centrifugal pumps

Reciprocating pump

Rotary pumps

UNIT V TURBINES 

Axial, radial and mixed flow turbines.

Pelton wheel, Francis turbine and Kaplan turbines- working principles

Performance curves for turbines.