Course Code

PCC_ME306L

Category

Professional Core Courses

Course Title

Fluid Mechanics Lab

Scheme and Credits

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P

Credits

Semester- 3 (Three)

0

0

2

1

Pre requisites 

Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Physics

Objectives:

To discuss and practice standard measurement techniques of fluid mechanics and their applications. To determine the various parameters related to fluid flow in pipes and to correlate various flow measuring devices such as Venturimeter, orifice meter and notches etc.

M.No:

Experiments

Module 1.

Measurement of viscosity

Module 2.

Study of pressure measuring devices 

Module 3. 

Determination of metacentric height

Module 4.

Hydrostatics force on flat surfaces/ curved surfaces 

Module 5.

Verification of Bernoulli’s theorem 

Module 6.

Determination of friction factor as a function of Reynolds number in pipe flow

Module 7.

Determination of coefficient of discharge of Venturimeter/ Orifice meter 

Module 8.

Studying laminar-turbulent transition for flow in a tube

Module 9.

Determination of friction factor as a function of Reynolds number in pipe flow

Module 10.

Flow Visualisation around a body/ over surface

Module 11.

Boundary layer flow over a flat plate