Introduces the basic properties of fluids like viscosity, surface tension, density, and compressibility.
Introduction to Fluid Mechanics: This is a broad overview of the foundational principles of fluid mechanics, including the different types of fluids, properties of fluids, and basic concepts like viscosity and pressure.
Fluid Statics: This topic focuses on the study of fluids at rest, including hydrostatic pressure and buoyancy.
Fluid Dynamics: Fluid dynamics describes the motion of fluids, including their behavior under different types of flow.
Flow Characteristics: This includes a closer examination of the characteristics of fluid flow, such as laminar and turbulent flow, the Reynolds number, and other important parameters.
Conservation Laws: This topic involves the application of fundamental conservation principles to fluid mechanics, including the conservation of mass, momentum, and energy.
Bernoulli's Equation: Bernoulli's equation is a fundamental principle that helps to describe how fluid pressure, velocity, and elevation are related.
Viscosity and Shear Stress: Viscosity is a measure of a fluid's resistance to flow, while shear stress refers to the rate at which two adjacent layers of fluid move past each other.
Surface Tension: Surface tension is a property of fluids that describes the force that creates a "skin" on the surface of a liquid.
Properties of Gases: In addition to liquids, fluids can also include gases, which have different properties to consider.
Fluid Measurement: Finally, fluid measurement methods are an important aspect of fluid mechanics, allowing us to accurately measure fluid properties and behavior.
Density: Refers to the amount of mass per unit volume of a fluid.
Viscosity: Measures the fluid's internal resistance to flow.
Compressibility: Describes how the volume of the fluid changes under pressure.
Surface tension: Measures the attractive force between the molecules at the surface of a liquid.
Pressure: Refers to the force applied over an area.
Vapour pressure: Measures the pressure of a vapor within a closed system.
Flash point: Measures the minimum temperature at which a fluid produces enough vapor to ignite or burn.
Boiling point: Refers to the temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas.
Freezing point: Measures the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid.
Specific gravity: Measures the relationship between the density of a fluid and the density of water.
Thermal conductivity: Measures the fluid's ability to transfer heat.
Adhesion: Describes the force of attraction between a liquid and a surface.
Cohesion: Describes the force of attraction between the molecules of a liquid.
Reynolds number: Measures the tendency of a fluid to flow in a laminar or turbulent pattern.
Surface roughness: Measures the surface's irregularity or texture of a fluid.