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This is a foundation course in fluid mechanics for engineers of all disciplines. The module will take place during Autumn and will consist of 36 lectures (3/wk), 2 laboratory exercises, 1 class test and 1 end of trimester examination. Syllabus: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS: Gases, liquids and solids; Continuum hypothesis; Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions; Fluid properties FLUID STATICS: Pascals law; The pressure field; Gauge and vacuum presure; Hydrostatic pressure; Mercury barometer; Manometry; Hydrostatic force on plane and curved surfaces; Buoyancy; Stability INVISCID FLUID FLOW: Elementary fluid dynamics; Particle velocity and acceleration; Pathlines and streamlines; Streamline coordinates; Bernoulli's 1st and 2nd equation; Applications of Bernoulli's equation; Static, dynamics and stagnation pressure; Pitot-static tube; Venturi meter; Orifice plates; Torriceilli's equation CONTROL VOLUME ANALYSIS: System and control volumes; Reynolds transport theorem; Conservation laws of mass, linear momentum and energy; Steady and unsteady flow; Uniform and non-uniform flow; Applications of the continuity, momentum and energy equations SIMILARITY AND DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS: Checking equations; Forming equations; Parametric investigations; Repeating variable method; Buckingham's PI theorem; Laws of similarity; Dimensionless groups; Geometric, kinematic and dynamics similarity INTERNAL FLOW: Reynolds pipe flow experiment; Boussiniseq hypothesis; Laminar, transitional and turbulent flow; Newton's law of viscosity; Laminar pipe flow; Poiseuille flow; Turbulent pipe flow; Darcy-Weisbach friction factor; Colebrook formula; Moody diagram; Minor losses; Loss coefficients of common engineering components FLUID MACHINERY: System and pump characteristics; Centrifugal pumps, single, series and parallel; Duty and operation point; Pelton wheel water turbine Course textbooks: "Fundamental of Fluid Mechanics", Munson, Young, Okiishi, Huebsch. 7th Edition, Wiley. "Fluid Mechanics", Frank White, 8th Edition, McGraw Hill.