Design in the fluid mechanics lab in the mechanical engineering program at grand valley state university, fluid mechanics course is taught in the end of the junior year as the second required course in the thermo fluid track. The applied fluid mechanics laboratory course is designed to enhance civil engineering students understanding and knowledge of experimental methods and the basic principle of fluid mechanics and apply those concepts in practice. Once the fan speed is varied and the data is collected, the testing shape is changed and steps 1 to 5 are repeated. Mousa substituting for and rearranging the above equation shows that the force acting on the wetted. Check the instruments for proper working conditions while taking and returning the same. Fluid mechanics laboratory and wind tunnel department of. Lower the sluice gate at the discharge end of the tunnel to seal the exit. Lower the sluice gate at the discharge end of the tunnel to seal the exit from the tunnel. General safety rules to be followed in fluid mechanics lab. This lab manual was prepared with the help of fluid mechanics with engineering applications by r. Setting galcit apart from others are our unrivaled experimental facilities in fluids, solids, materials, biomechanics, propulsion, and combustion. Compare measured drag forces on standard shapes in a flow field with literature values. Jnec civilfmiaug 2010 page 2 fluid mechanics i experiments subject. The point in the chord line about which pitching moment is constant.
Measure p p u p ref 2 2 1 1 1 u as a function of y using a total. From to i determination of chezys and mannings constants 3 5 ii determination of coefficient of discharge for venturiflume standing wave flume 6 8. This laboratory manual is prepared by the department of civil engineering, mcet for hydraulic engineering laboratory. This gives rises to large shear stresses at the boundary. The fluid mechanics laboratory at ntnu is extremely well equipped. Fluid mechanics and hydraulic machines lab after completion of the course students will be able to co1 explain the effect of fluid properties on a flow system. Thoroughly clean your laboratory work space at the end of the laboratory. Preface fluid mechanics is an undergraduate subject for civil engineers which basically deals with fluids water. In many settings, the modular digital hydraulic bench acts as a base unit, allowing tutors to swap out individually mounted experiment modules on these selfcontained benches, reducing lab setup time, lab space requirements, and cost. Introducing cfd and wind tunnel testing in an undergraduate. Air and water tunnels perform the same function as the fore.
We also maintain close connections to industry and government labs. Fluid mechanics and hydraulics lab manual islamic university gaza iug 4 dr. The ten experiments in this lab manual provide an overview of widely used terms and phenomena of fluid mechanics and open channel flow, which are required for. Figure 2 shows the real wind tunnel housed in the fluid mechanics laboratory at sit with a model of an airplane wing.
Now start the supply at water controlled by the stop valve. Rajendra shrestha, february 2014 27 the noslip condition at the boundary. This lab is run in conjunction with the theory course me 231 fluid mechanics. The purpose of this manual is to serve as an instruction book to the students, lab assistants and instructors to assist in performing and understanding the experiments. Applied fluid mechanics lab manual simple book publishing. If the boundary is static, the fluid particle on it will also have zero velocity. Water tunnel experimental investigation on drag reduction of. Fluid mechanics wind tunnel experiment introduction the aims of this experiment are to gain some experience with measurement methods relating to fluid flow, determine the pressure variation and different contributing components of the drag force on a common object, obtain the drag coefficient of various shapes, compare results from the experiment with published values as well as appreciate the. Me 318l wind tunnel experiment wind tunnel measurements. A wind tunnel is the classic experiment system for aerodynamic flow experiments. Start the hydraulics bench pump and allow water to enter the channel until it is filled to a.
Static pressure measurement using projection manometer. The remote experiment system allows the students to explore the air flow. In this experiment, we will use a wind tunnel to explore the effect of lift and drag on an airfoil. Co3 analyze a variety of practical fluid flow, measuring devices and utilize. Sudheer assistant professor department of civil engineering institute of aeronautical engineering autonomous dundigal 500 043, hyderabad. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Applied fluid mechanics lab manual university of texas. This lab manual is intended to guide you through five experiments to be. Several dimensionless parameters widely used in fluid mechanics are the reynolds. Check electrical connections before starting the equipment. An empty kohlrausch flask is kept just below the jet. The current engineering fluid mechanics laboratory experiments manual 1 contains the description and guidelines for the following demonstration experiments with a fixed laboratory setup can experiments. Pdf wind tunnels are among the most important design tools used in engineering.
The report must contain the following parts in order to receive full marks. It is an introductory course where flow behaviour, fluid forces and analysis tools are introduced. One of the valves of any one of the pipe open and close all. Most designs feature each of the five components described below. Follow the instructions below to run the calibration and cylinder pressure distribution. Close the test section of the wind tunnel with the acrylic plate. Thoroughly clean your laboratory work space at the end of the laboratory session. Enhancing the teaching of the fluid mechanics laboratory. Once the results were gathered from the experiment, using relevant formulas and theoretical understanding, the fluid velocity, drag. When the fan is rotated by the motor, air is blown from the right to the left side through the entire wind tunnel. All experiments in the fluid mechanics laboratory require a formal report.
Calibrating a pressure transducer the purpose of this experiment is to learn how to calibrate and use a pressure transducer, how to use a micromanometer, a pitot probe and a computerbased data acquisition system. Dept of ane adp lab manual 3 p a g e important definitions and symbols to be known 1 aerodynamics. Fluid mechanics and hydraulics lab manual islamic university gaza iug 3 dr. Nov 27, 2010 fluid mechanics lab manual cum observation note book slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. The manual explains the procedure for various experiments including principle, apparatus, experimental set up, handling of apparatus, range and accuracy. A manual for the mechanics of fluids laboratory removable glass cover dye reservoir valve manifold with injectors dye water flow water inlet to drain plan view profile view grid on surface beneath glass manifold with injectors grid on surface beneath glass circular disk circular disk william s. General instructions rough record and fair record are needed to record the experiments conducted in the laboratory. Read carefully the lab manual before performing experiments. This manual is divided into two sections each containing 6 experiments. The report should be written in such a way that anyone could replicate the performed experiment and obtain similar results.
Applied fluid mechanics lab manual by habib ahmari and shah md imran kabir is licensed under acreative commons attribution 4. Fluid mechanics lab manual prepared by approved by mr. An extremely broad range of research is done by the professors in galcit, their. Velocity and total pressure measurement using pitot tube. Second year civil engineering list of experiments sr. Velocities below 1 ms are difficult to attain in the wind tunnel without leading to. Fluid mechanics laboratory manual prepared by approved by mr. Fluid mechanics deals with the analysis and methods to solve many. Set the manometer pressure to the atmospheric pressure by opening the upper valve. Fluid mechanics laboratory crosslisted course me 31900. Water is filled in the bath and side tube is heated slowly with constant stirring of the. Further away from the boundary, the fluid velocity gradually increases. Union college lab 2 me331 fluid mechanics winter 20 page 2 professor anderson where v is the velocity of the fluid, po is the stagnation pressure, p is the static pressure and is the fluid density. Since there is no fluid flow through the top and bottom surfaces of the control volume.
Fluid mechanics laboratory manual mechanical engineering association. Fluid dynamics is an inseparable part of the mechanical engineering world and many. Online wind tunnel laboratory asee peer logo american society. Download cs8381 data structures laboratory lab manual for the anna university regulation 2017 students. Aug 14, 2019 applied fluid mechanics lab manual is designed to enhance civil engineering students understanding and knowledge of experimental methods and basic principles of fluid mechanics. Finnemore and the lab manual fluid mechanics sessional of bangladesh university of engineering and technology buet. The experiments were performed in the new environmental wind tunnel of the fluid dynamics and diffusion laboratory at colorado state university. Fluid mechanics and machinery laboratory manual charotar. Pdf cs8381 data structures laboratory lab manual r2017. Bring observation note books, lab manuals and other necessary things for the class. Aerodynamics is the branch of fluid mechanics dealing with air motion and reaction of a body moving within that of air. Jorhat engineering college fluid mechanics lab the convergent divergent duct is symmetrical about the centre line with a flat horizontal upper surface into which the nine static pressure tapings are drilled. Combining experiments with numerical simulations in the teaching.
The model being studied remains at rest while the flow medium is set in. Enhancing the teaching of the fluid mechanics laboratory and. One tap measures the upstream pressure at section 1, the second measures the pressure at the throat section 2 and the third measures pressure downstream at an arbitrary section 3. Fluid mechanics and machinery laboratory manual mechanical engineering department revision date prepared by approved by name designation signature name designation signature rev1. In some cases, performing an experiment will inevitably allow water to get on. The fluid mechanics laboratory contains equipment that uses water or air as the working fluid. Lift is defined to be the component of this force that is perpendicular to the oncoming flow direction. Currently, only the experiments as per the syllabus of. The static pressure in the wind tunnel is measured. Reports are due at the beginning of the every new laboratory turn. Jnec page 7 flm201 lab manual figure 2 shows an incompressible fluid flowing along a convergentdivergent pipe with three pressure taps. The overall design creates highspeed, lowturbulence airflow through the test section and allows researchers to measure the resulting forces on the model being tested. In general the scope of fluid mechanics is very wide which includes the study of all gases and liquids.
Contents about the publisher vii about this project ix acknowledgments xi lab manual. Demonstrate the safe startup and shutdown sequence for the wind tunnel. The facility can also be used for industrial aerodynamics testing and simulation studies on many of fluid problems. The aim to prepare this manual to understand fundamental principles, concepts and significance of various experiments as per existing laboratory experimental practice and evaluation procedure in the subject fluid mechanics and fluid machinery. Fluid mechanics and machines laboratory manual v semester. Department of mechanical engineering a30181 fluid mechanics and hydraulic machines lab manual. The lab manual provides students with an overview of ten different fluid mechanics laboratory. Additionally, model graphs are also given for each experiment. Do not touch anything without the permission of instructor lab assistant. Laboratory instruction in the mechanics of fluids iowa research. When the fan is rotated by the motor, air is blown from the right to the. Fluid mechanics sessional lab manual department of civil engineering ahsanullah university of science and technology november, 2017. In addition to the active grids and force balances directly integrated into the various facilities, the lab has moveable measurement equipment including. A fluid flowing past a body, in this case an airfoil has a force exerted on it.
Design and build a water channel for a fluid dynamics lab. Cee 341 fluid mechanics for civil engineers lab manual. Air and water tunnels perform the same function as the foregoing. Fluid mechanics laboratory lab manual academic year. Wind tunnel lab report 048641 uts fluid mechanics 48641.
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