FLUID MECHANICS

LECTURES FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE

COURSE

Dr. Anwar Nadhom Mohammed Ali

PT Department
REFERENCES

 Streeter,V. ”Fluid Mechanic”,3rd edition, Mc-Graw Hill, 1962

 Frank M. White “Fluid Mechanics” 5th edition McGraw Hill.
 Holland, F.A. “Fluid Flow for Chemical Engineers” Arnold, (1980).
  Coulson, J.M. and J.F. Richardson, “Chemical Engineering”, Vol.I “ Fluid
Flow, Heat Transfer, and Mass Transfer” 5th edition, (1998).
 
FLUID PROPERTIES

The properties outlines below are general properties of fluids

which are of interest in engineering. The symbol usually used to
represent the property is specified together with some typical
values in SI units for common fluids.
Density
The density of a substance is the quantity of matter contained in a
unit volume of the substance.
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Specific Weight
Specific Weight γ is defined as the weight per unit volume.

Relative Density or Specific Gravity

Relative Density, σ , is defined as the ratio of mass density of a
substance to some standard mass density.
Viscosity
Viscosity, µ, is the property of a fluid, due to cohesion and
interaction between molecules, which offers resistance to
sheer deformation.

Kinematic Viscosity
Kinematic Viscosity, ν , is defined as the ratio of dynamic
viscosity to mass density.
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