Syllabus
Governing equations for viscous fluid flow – Heat conduction and compressibility – Exact solutions – Laminar boundary layer approximations – Similar and nonsimilar boundary layers – Momentum integral methods – Separation of boundary layer – Compressible boundary layer equations – Recov- ery factor – Reynolds analogy – Similar solutions – Stability of boundary layer flows: Transition prediction and bypass transition – Turbulent Flows: Phenomenological theories – Reynolds stress – Turbulent boundary layer – Momentum integral methods – Turbulent free shear layer – Flow separation.
Text Books
Same as Reference
References
1. Schlichting, H. and Gersten, K., Boundary Layer Theory, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill (2001).
2. Batchelor, G. K., Introduction to Fluid Dynamics, 2nd ed., Cambridge Univ. Press (2000).
3. White, F. M., Viscous Fluid Flow, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill (2006).
4. Pope, S. B., Turbulent Flows, Cambridge Univ. Press (2000).
5. Panton, R. L., Incompressible Flow, 4th ed., Wiley (2013).
6. Kundu, P. K., Cohen, I. M., and Dowling, D. R., Fluid Mechanics, 6th ed., Academic Press (2015).
Course Outcomes (COs):
CO1: Apply relevant approximations in governing equations suitable for a particular problem to understand the flow physics.
CO2: Apply concepts from the boundary layer theory to compute and /or understand the drag and heat transfer in laminar flows.
CO3: Apply concepts from the statistical description of turbulence to understand the flow char- acteristics.
CO4: Able to compute numerical solutions for boundary layer equations.
CO5: Analyse the results from analytical and numerical solutions and disseminate the findings in the form of reports.