Fluid Mechanics at Home

Obvious Examples

Sr. Item/process at home Topic of FM Justification for answer

No. connecting FM

1 Storage of water in Fluid statics Fluid is stationary in the container

bottles/buckets/container
s, etc.

2 Toothpaste tube Fluid properties: Non Toothpaste comes out at different rates
- Newtonian fluid depending on how much we press the tube

3 Piping network for water Flow through pipe Water flows through the pipes to come to
supply various taps in our home from the supply tank

4 Pump for filling Pumps The pump sends water from the bottom storage
overhead water tank tank to the overhead supply tank for
distribution to all apartments

5 Mixer - grinder Agitating vessel The blades of the container used for blending
act like the agitator in a chemical reactors

6 Flow of water in taps Bernoulli’s equation The velocity of water that flows through the
taps depends on the height from the supply
tank among other factors. This velocity can be
calculated from the Bernoulli’s equation

7 Blood Two Phase flow Solid particles (like blood corpuscles) flow in
the liquid plasma

8 Shower Bernoulli’s equation Due to the smaller area through which water
comes out, it has a higher velocity (in
accordance to Bernoulli’s equation)

9 Hand Wash disposing Fluid Statics, Fluid The hand wash comes out on pressing the
bottle flow head, due to the difference in pressure created

10 Tomato Ketchup Fluid properties: When we squeeze a ketchup packet or shake a

Non-Newtonian Fluid ketchup bottle, it comes out faster

11 Washing machine Agitator The component of the bottom of a washing

machine acts like an impeller to clean clothes

12 LPG cylinder Fluid statics, flow Gas remains stationary and under pressure until
through pipe the valve is opened and gas flows through pipe
to the cooking stove
Non-Obvious examples
Sr. Item/process at home
No. connecting FM
1 Water filter
2 Siphon (used for tasks
like removing water
from aquarium)
3 Carburetor of a car
4 Steam coming out of
pressure cooker
5 Blood Pressure
measuring instrument
(sphygmomanometer)
6 Inhaler for asthma
patients
Submitted by:
Prabuddha Gope
BT19CME045
Topic of FM Justification for answer
Flow through When water flows through the filter, it flows
porous media through a porous suspension of activated charcoal
(packed bed)
Fluid Statics Because the weight of the water column in one leg
(manometer), is higher, water flows (without pumping) to a higher
Bernoulli’s height and then falls down. Water from the
equation aquarium can be easily transferred to the bucket
below
Bernoulli’s The carburetor works on the principle that higher
equation the velocity of air, lower the air pressure (this can
be inferred easily from Bernoulli’s equation). So, it
is used to control the flow of air and fuel to a car’s
engine, and subsequently control it’s speed.
Two phase flow Sometimes when the whistle of the pressure cooker
blows, some tiny droplets of water also come out
with steam. Water is in two phases - gaseous and
liquid
Pumps The air is pumped into the strap (tied around the
arm) using a pump operated by hand
Fluid flow, The inhaler canister when pressed, releases
Bernoulli’s medication into the respiratory tract. Since the
equation nozzle has a very small area and the canister
contains medicine at a high pressure, it comes out
with a high velocity