Semesters: 2023-2024-I, 2024-2025-I, 2024-2025-II, 2025-2026-I
| # |
Chapter |
Additional Reading |
| 1 |
Mathematical preliminaries |
Chapters 1,2, & 3 in [1]; Chapters 1,2,3, & 7 in [4] |
| 2 |
Continuum kinematics |
Chapters 4, & 17 in [1]; Chapter 4 in [4] |
| 3 |
Governing equations and boundary conditions |
Chapters 4, 5, 6 in [1]; Chapters 4 and 5 in [2] |
| 4 |
A few incompressible flow solutions |
Chapters 7, 10, 11 in [1]; Chapters 4 and 5 in [2] |
| 5 |
Dimensionless equations and numbers |
Chapter 8 in [1]; Chapters 4 and 8 in [2] |
| 6 |
Low Reynolds number flows |
Chapters 21 and 22 in [1] |
| 7 |
Short introduction to asymptotics |
Chapters 15 and 16 in [1] |
| 8 |
High Reynolds number flows (potential flows as outer solution) |
Chapters 18 and 19 in [1], Chapters 6 and 7 in [2] |
| 9 |
High Reynolds number flows (boundary layer theory as inner solution) |
Chapter 20 in [1], Chapter 10 in [2], Chapter 4 in [3] |
| 10 |
Stability |
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| 11 |
Turbulence |
-- |
Practice Sheets
| # |
Sheet Name |
Additional Problems / Sources |
| 1 |
Index notation and tensor calculus |
Solutions, Chapters 1,2, & 3 in [1]; Chapters 1,2,3, & 7 in [4] |
| 2 |
Flow kinematics and governing equations |
Solutions, Chapters 4, & 17 in [1]; Chapter 4 in [4] |
| 3 |
Governing equations, boundary conditions, and a few solutions of incompressible flow |
Solutions,Chapters 6, 7, 10, 11 in [1]; Chapters 4 and 5 in [2] |
| 4 |
Low Reynolds number flows and lubrication theory |
Solutions, Chapters 21 and 22 in [1] |
| 5 |
Asymptotic matching, inviscid flows, and potential flows |
Solutions,Chapters 15 and 16 in [1],Chapters 18 and 19 in [1], Chapters 6 and 7 in [2] |
| 6 |
Boundary layer theory |
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| 7 |
Hydrodynamic stability |
-- |
| 8 |
Turbulence |
-- |
Exams/Quizzes
General exam instructions
- Reach on time.
- You are allowed one A4 size sheet with whatever formulae/derivations you want to write. This applies to all exams and quizzes.
- Bring your valid student IDs (hard copy).
- No electronic devices (phones, smartwatches etc) are allowed.
- There is no sharing allowed (pens, sheets, calculators, etc).
References
- Panton, R. L. Incompressible flow. John Wiley & Sons.
- Cohen, Ira M., and Pijush K. Kundu. Fluid mechanics. Elsevier, 2004.
- White, Frank M., and Joseph Majdalani. Viscous fluid flow. Vol. 3. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006.
- Aris, R.. Vectors, tensors and the basic equations of fluid mechanics. Courier Corporation.
- Fluid Mechanics Films by NCFMF, 1961
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