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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2
DEFINITION OF FLUID ............................................................................................................................................................. 2
FLUID BODY AND FLUID PARTICLE: ........................................................................................................................................ 2
COMPRESSIBILITY: .................................................................................................................................................................. 2
VISCOSITY: .............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
KINEMATIC VISCOSITY:........................................................................................................................................................... 3
TYPES OF FLUID ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
(i) COMPRESSIBLE AND INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS: ....................................................................................................... 4
(ii) INVISCID FLUID: ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
(iii) IDEAL FLUID: ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
(iv) REAL FLUID:............................................................................................................................................................. 4
TYPES OF FLOW ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
(i) INCOMPRESSIBLE AND COMPRESSIBLE FLOWS ........................................................................................................ 4
(ii) IDEAL AND REAL FLOWS......................................................................................................................................... 4
(iii) UNIFORM AND NON-UNIFORM FLOW .................................................................................................................. 5
(iv) STEADY AND UNSTEADY FLOW.............................................................................................................................. 5
(v) LAMINAR AND TURBULENT FLOW......................................................................................................................... 5
(vi) IRROTATIONAL AND ROTATIONAL FLOW.............................................................................................................. 5
(vii) INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FLOWS ......................................................................................................................... 6
(viii) ONE-, TWO-, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOWS .................................................................................................. 6
(ix) AXIALLY SYMMETRIC FLOW ................................................................................................................................... 6
(x) BARATROPIC FLOW ................................................................................................................................................ 6
EULERIAN AND LANGRANGIAN DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................... 6
VEOCITY FIELD ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7
THE ACCELERATION FIELD OF A FLOW................................................................................................................................... 7
VOLUME AND MASS RATE OF FLOW ..................................................................................................................................... 8
SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
(i) CONTROL MASS SYSTEM .......................................................................................................................................... 10
(ii) CONTROL VOLUME SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................. 10
(iii) ISOLATED SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................................ 10
CONSERVATION OF MASS PRINCIPLE .................................................................................................................................. 10
CONTINUITY EQUATION:...................................................................................................................................................... 11
FLUID MECHANICS
INTRODUCTION
Fluid mechanics is that branch of applied mechanics that deals with the behavior of fluids (liquids or gases) at rest (fluid
static) or in motion (fluid dynamics).
Fluid mechanics may be divided into three categories: fluid statics, fluid kinematics, and fluid dynamics.
DEFINITION OF FLUID
A fluid is a substance the deforms continuously when subjected to a shear stress (i.e. tangential force), no matter how small
that shear stress may be. In simple words, a fluid is a substance which is capable of flowing and which conforms to the
shape of containing vessel (White).
COMPRESSIBILITY:
The compressibility of a fluid is a measure of the change of its volume (and thus the density) under the action of external
forces. If the volume (or the density) of a fluid changes when the pressure or temperature changes, its said to be compressible
otherwise incompressible.
NOTE:
(i) All fluids are to some extent compressible, but in ordinary circumstances the compressibility of most liquids is
so small than it can be neglected. Thus, the flows of liquids can be regarded as incompressible.
(ii) The bulk modulus of elasticity is used as a measure of the compressibility of liquids.
VISCOSITY:
The viscosity of a fluid is a measure if its resistance to deformation i.e. resistance to a shearing (or tangential) force when
the fluid is in motion.
When a fluid is sheared, it begins to move at a strain rate inversely proportional to a property called its
𝑐𝑜𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 . The shear strain angle will continue to grow with time as long as the shear stress is
maintained, the upper surface moving at speed u larger than the lower surface
…. (1)
t
l u t
From the geometry of the figure, tan …. (2)
y y
For small angle, tan then above equation implies that
u t u
y t y
In the limit of infinitesimal change
u d du
lim lim
t 0 t t 0 y dt dy
du du
Equation (1) in this scenario will be = …. (3)
t dt dy
Where is the constant of proportionality, and this called the absolute ( or dynamic) viscosity , is proportional constant
between the shearing stress and the velocity gradient ( also called the rate of shearing strain or rate of angular deformation).
The law of fluid friction given by (3) is known as Newton’s law of viscosity or Newtonian relationship. From equation (3)
we can write
shear stress
…. (4)
du dy Velocity gradient
Equation (4) can be regarded as the definition of viscosity. The viscosity is a property of the fluid and is a scalar quantity.
The viscosity depends on the nature of the fluid. It is small for thin fluids such as water or alcohol, but large in the case of
very viscous liquids, such as oil and glycerin.
NOTE:
(i) The viscosity of a fluid is a very important property in the analysis of liquid behavior and fluid motion near a
solid boundary.
(ii) The fluids which obey the Newtonian relationship (3) are known as Newtonian fluids.
KINEMATIC VISCOSITY:
The ratio of the absolute viscosity to the density is called the kinematic viscosity of the fluid and is denoted by .
Thus .
TYPES OF FLUID
(i) COMPRESSIBLE AND INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS:
It is usual to divide fluids into two groups: liquids and gases. All known liquids are slightly compressible and their density
(or volume) varies little with temperature and pressure. For most practical purposes, liquids are considered to be
incompressible.
Gases on the other hand, are highly compressible and their density changes readily with the changes in temperature and
pressure. However, gases also have a wide flow field over which the compressibility effects are negligible and may then be
regarded as incompressible.
NOTE:
(i) No natural fluid is inviscid i.e. all fluids possess a certain degree of viscosity, but in many cases, for example,
with water and air, the viscosity is very small and to a reasonable degree of accuracy be treated as inviscid.
Moreover, the discussion of fluid motion is generally simplified when the influence of viscosity is neglected.
(ii) An inviscid fluid may or may not be incompressible.
NOTE: Actually, no fluid is ever really ideal, but many flow problems are simplified by assuming that the fluid is ideal.
Aside possibly from liquid helium at temperatures near absolute zero, such fluids do not exist in nature. Nevertheless, under
certain conditions the behavior of an actual fluid closely approaches that of a perfect fluid, and therefore the results of the
analysis of such a fluid may be of definite practical value. For instance, the flow of air over objects (aerodynamics) is
considered ideal flow except in a thin layer just next to the surface (called the boundary layer)
TYPES OF FLOW
(i) INCOMPRESSIBLE AND COMPRESSIBLE FLOWS
The flow of an incompressible fluid (i.e. flow which the density remains constant throughout the fluid) is said to be an
incompressible flow. On the other hand, the flow of a compressible fluid i.e. for which the density is not constant is called
a compressible flow.
V p
0, 0 etc.
t t t
i.e. partial derivative w.r.t ‘distance’ of any quantity vanishes.
A flow is said to be non-uniform when the velocity, density, pressure, etc. change from point to point in the fluid flow i.e
V
0 etc.
s
For example, a liquid flow through a long straight pipe of constant diameter is a uniform flow. On the other hand, a liquid
flow through a pipe of reducing section or through a curved pipe is a non-uniform flow.
V p
0, 0 etc.
t t t
i.e. partial derivative w.r.t time of any quantity vanishes. Thus, the velocity is constant w.r.t time but it may vary from point
to point. Hence the steady flow may be uniform or non-uniform
V
A flow is said to be unsteady when the fluid properties and conditions at any point in a fluid change with time i.e 0
t
etc.
For example, water being pumped through a fixed pipe at a constant rate is an example of steady flow, whereas water
pumped through a fixed pipe at an increasing rate is an example of unsteady flow.
w v u w v u
V 0 or , ,
y z z x x y
On the other hand, a flow is said to be rotational if the fluid particles go on rotating about their own axes during the flow,
i.e the particles have some angular velocity. Thus, the condition for a rotational flow is
w v u w v u
V 0 or , ,
y z z x x y
The first view appropriate to fluid mechanics is concerned with the field of flow and is called 𝐸𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑑 of
description. In Eulerian method we compute the pressure field p x, y, z, t of the flow pattern not the pressure changes
p t which a particle experiences as it moves through an individual particle.
The second method, which follows an individual particle moving through the flow is called, 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑑.
VEOCITY FIELD
For most among the properties of a flow is the velocity field V x, y, z , t . In fact, determining the velocity is often
tantamount to solving a flow problem, since other properties follow directly from the velocity
V x, y, z , t u x, y, z , t iˆ v x, y , z , t ˆj w x, y , z , t kˆ
V u x, y, z , t iˆ v x, y , z , t ˆj w x, y , z , t kˆ
dV du ˆ dv ˆ dw ˆ
a i j k
dt dt dt dt
Since each scalar component u, v, w is a function of the four variables x, y, z , t , we use the chain rule to obtain each
scalar time derivative. For example,
du x, y, z, t u u dx u dy u dz
dt t x dt y dt z dt
dx dy dz
But by the definition, is the local velocity component u , and v , and w . The total derivative of 𝑢 may thus
dt dt dt
be written in the compact form
du u u u u
u v w
dt t x y z
ˆ ˆ ˆ
As, we know that V uiˆ vjˆ wkˆ and i j k we can write the above equation
x y z
du u ˆ ˆ
ui vj wkˆ
dt t
. x iˆ y ˆj z kˆ u ut V . u
dv dw
Exactly similar expressions, with 𝑢 replaced by 𝑣 or 𝑤, hold for or . Summing theses into a vector, we obtain the
dt dt
total acceleration
dV du ˆ dv ˆ dw ˆ u v w
a
dt
dt
i
dt
j
dt t
t
k V . u iˆ V . v ˆj
t
V . w kˆ
a
ˆ ˆ
t
ui vj wkˆ V . uiˆ vjˆ wkˆ
V
a
dV
dt
t
V . V
V
The term is called the 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, which vanishes if the flow is steady, i.e. independent of time. The term in
t
parenthesis V . V are called the 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, which arises when the particle moves through regions of
spatially varying velocity. Flows which are nominally “steady” may have large accelerations due to the convective terms.
D
The total time derivative sometimes called the 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 or 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 and is denoted by concept
Dt
may be applied to any variable e.g. the pressure
Dp p p p p p
Dt t
u v w
x y z t
V . p
V cosθ dt dA=Vcosθ dA dt
dV = Vcosθ dA dt = V.nˆ dA dt
Q (V.n)dA
ˆ
S
The dot product V.n allows Q to have sign to distinguish between inflow and outflow. Therefore V.n denotes outflow if
it positive and inflow if negative.
If V.n gives the volume flow per unit area per unit time then ρ V.n is the mass flux (i.e. mass per unit area per unit
time).
m V.n dA
S
m V.n dA = Q
S
SYSTEM
A system is defined as a quantity of matter in space upon which attention is paid in the
analysis of a problem. Everything external to the system is called the surroundings. The
system is separated from the surroundings by the system boundary as shown in figure which
may be a real solid boundary or an imaginary one, may be fixed or moving depending upon
the investigator’s choice based on the need of the problem concerned. There are three types
of systems as follow:
m
0 , where 𝑚 is the mass of the system.
t
For a control volume (CV) the principle of conservation of mass can
be stated as
The net mass transfer to or from a control volume (small volume used to study flow situation) during a time interval t is
equal to the net change (increase or decrease) in the total mass with control volume (CV) during t .
min m out m cv
min m out m cv
t t t
dmin dm out dm CV dm CV
m in -m out =
dt dt dt dt
CONTINUITY EQUATION:
Suppose that at an infinitesimal surface element dA , the fluid is crossing the
surface of V with velocity V , then the local volume rate of flow across dA is
V.nˆ dA dV
dt
= V.nˆ dA
If the flow is outward then V.nˆ is positive whereas if the flow is inward then
V.nˆ is negative.
Then the local mass rate of flow is ρ V.nˆ dA (also it will be positive for outward flow and negative for inward flow).
According to the law of conservation of mass, the total mass of fluid within V will increase only because of a net influx
of fluid across the boundary surface 𝑆.
dm CV
min - m out =
dt
dmCV d
mCV = ρdV , = ρdV 1
V
dt dt V
min - m out = - ρ V.nˆ dA 2
S
ρV.nˆ dA = . ρV dV
S V
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from 3 ,
d
dt V
ρdV = - . ρV dV 5
V
d
dt V
ρdV + . ρV dV 0 6
V
the equation may be rearranged by bringing the time derivation inside the integral. This is permissible
(allowable) since the volume is fixed.
d In case of constant
dt V
dV dV
V
t
limit integration
6 dV + . V dV 0
t
V V
t . V dV 0
V
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