Introduction to Fluid Mechanics

Chapter 1
Introduction

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Main Topics
Definition of a Fluid
Basic Equations
Methods of Analysis
Dimensions and Units

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Definition of a Fluid
When a shear stress is applied:
Fluids continuously deform
Solids deform or bend

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Basic Equations
We need forms of the following
Conservation of mass
Newtons second law of motion
The principle of angular momentum
The first law of thermodynamics
The second law of thermodynamics

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Methods of Analysis
System
(or Closed System)

Control Volume
(or Open System)

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Dimensions and Units

Systems of Dimensions
[M], [L], [t], and [T]
[F], [L], [t], and [T]
[F],[M], [L], [t], and [T]

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Dimensions and Units

Systems of Units
MLtT
SI (kg, m, s, K)

FLtT
British Gravitational (lbf, ft, s, oR)

FMLtT
English Engineering (lbf, lbm, ft, s, oR)
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Dimensions and Units

Preferred Systems of Units
SI (kg, m, s, K)
British Gravitational (lbf, ft, s, oR)

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