ME 651 Course Description

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ME 651: Fluid Dynamics (Autumn 2014)

Timings: SLOT 13, Mondays and Thursdays, 6:30 to 7:55 pm;

Venue: CDEEP, A1A2 classroom, Mathematics building

Instructor:
Rajneesh Bhardwaj ([email protected])
Room 302, Pre Engg bldg (Near thermal hydaulics bldg)

Teaching Assistants:
Atul Soti and Hemanshul Garg
Room 103, Mechanical Engineering building
Emails: [email protected], [email protected]
Mobile phones: 9167481612 and 9967308385

Grading Policy:
Attendance: 5%
Quizzes: 25%
Mid Semester Exam: 25%
End Semester Exam: 35%

Course Outline
1. Introduction: Review of vector calculus, Cartesian tensor notation.
2. Kinematics of Fluid Flow: Description of fluid motion: Eulerian and Lagrangian
approaches; Pathlines, Streaklines, Streamlines; Kinematic decomposition of velocity field.
3. Fundamental Governing Equations: Conservation equations in differential and integral
forms; Stresses in fluid; Rates of deformation and development of the constitutive equations
of Fluid Dynamics (Stokes' relations); The Navier-Stokes (N-S) Equations; Special forms of
the N-S equations; Initial and Boundary conditions; Differential form of Thermal and
Mechanical energy equations; Introduction to non-dimensionalization and scaling; Non-
dimensional numbers of interest in incompressible flow; Classification of incompressible
flow on the basis of Reynolds number.
4. Laminar Flow: Creeping flow (Stokes' solution for flow past sphere, Hele-Shaw flow);
Exact solutions to the incompressible N-S equations (e.g. Couette and Poiseuille flows,
Flow between rotating cylinders, Stokes' First and Second problems, Stagnation point flow,
Flow over a porous wall, etc.).
5. Potential Flow: High Reynolds number approximation - inviscid flow; Circulation and
Vorticity; Kelvin's theorem; Irrotationality; Simple Potential Flows; Superposition;
Technique of Images; Introduction to the use of complex variables for plane Potential
Flows; Introduction to lifting surfaces.
6. Vortex Dynamics: Helmholtz theorems; Vorticity transport equation; Potential and Rankine
vortex; Interaction of vortices.
7. Laminar Boundary Layers: Concept of a boundary layer in High Reynolds number flow;
Scale analysis and development of Prandtl's boundary layer equations; Blasius' solution to
flat plate; Boundary layer with pressure gradient (Falkner-Skan solutions); von-Karman-
Pohlhausen integral analysis method; Boundary layer separation and control.
8. (If time permits) Introduction to Turbulent Flow: Introduction to instability and transition;
Origin of turbulence - role of vorticity and viscosity; Statistical description; Reynolds'
averaging of N-S equations; Reynolds' stresses; Kinetic energy budget in turbulent flow;
Wall turbulence: eddy diffusivity, Prandtl's mixing length hypothesis, von-Karman's
stability hypothesis; Universal velocity profile.
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9. (If time permits) Introduction to Compressible Flow: A brief review of concepts from
thermodynamics; Acoustic waves; Normal shock waves; Basic one-dimensional
compressible flow in a duct with varying cross-sectional area; One-dimensional
compressible flow with friction and heat transfer.

References:
1. Muralidhar K. and Biswas G., Advanced Engineering Fluid Dynamics, Narosa, 2004.
2. Som S K, Biswas G and Chakraborthy S, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics and Fluid
Machines, Tata Mc-Graw Hill, 3rd ed, 2012
3. Kundu P.K. and Cohen I.M., Fluid Mechanics, Elsevier, 2002.
4. G. K. Batchelor, An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics, Cambridge (Indian Edition).
5. R. W. Fox, P. J. Pritchard and A. T. McDonald, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, Wiley
India, 2010.
6. Currie I.G., Fundamental Mechanics of Fluids, Marcel Dekker, 2002.
7. F. M. White, Viscous Fluid Flow, Tata McGraw Hill, 2011.
8. M. C. Potter, D. C. Wiggert, Mechanics of Fluids, Cengage Learning (Indian Edition), 2012.
9. R.L. Panton, Incompressible flow, Wiley Interscience, 1984.
10. Gupta V. and Gupta S.K., Fluid Mechanics and its Applications, Narosa, 2005.
Policy towards attendance
According to institute rules, 80% attendance is mandatory to earn credit in this course:
(http://www.iitb.ac.in/academic/rules/summarymainpage.jsp):

"In case of poor attendance, kindly inform the faculty advisor and head of department, and warn the
students about the attendance rules of the Institute (For attendance less than 80%, the student
will be awarded XX grade )."

No exceptions will be granted and any requests to consider reduced attendance for rare situations
(medical emergency etc) will be forwarded to Dean (Acad) for consideration. Attendance rolls will
be circulated in the class for signatures and proxy attendance cases will be dealt strictly.
Policy towards cheating
Cheating is one of the most serious offence that you can commit at an academic institution.
An act of cheating for this course includes:

Permitting any other student (s) to copy any part of your answer sheet
Copying off someone else's answer sheet, texting on a cellphone for answers and
bringing in cheat sheets in examination hall.

If found on one or all of theses counts, the student will be academically penalised according to
institute rules. This could also result in 'F' (fail grade) in the course.
Information exchange
I will use email for broadcasting information and releasing solutions of exams. Students should add
ME651 in the subject line while contacting me via email. This is for filtering of email messages.
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Policy for latecomers
Latecomers will NOT be allowed after 6:45 pm. Note that lecture will start promptly on 6:30
pm. Please make sure that you do not obstruct the view of the camera used for recording
lectures while entering in class late.
Tentative schedule of lectures and exams

Day Activity
July 21, 2014 Lecture
August 4, 2014 Quiz 1
August 8, 2014 Lecture
August 25, 2014 Quiz 2
September 1, 2014 Lecture
To be announced Mid Semester Exam
September 29, 2014 Quiz 3
October 9, 2014 Lecture
October 27, 2014 Quiz 4
November 3, 2014 Lecture
November 5, 2014
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Lecture
To be announced End Semester Exam

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Thursday time table to be followed on Wednesday, Nov 05, 2014

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