Syllabus

1. Determine the flow regime with the help of Reynolds apparatus.
2. Verify Bernoulli’s equation experimentally.
3. Compare the theoretical and experimental pressure drop in a fluidized bed and determine the minimum fluidization velocity by using Ergun Equation.
4. Study the Reciprocating pump characteristics.
5. Study the Centrifugal pump characteristics.
6. Find the permeability coefficient of a given medium using Darcy’s law.
7. Determine the drag coefficient of a spherical particle and plot the CD vs Reynolds number curve.
8. Determine the friction factor for fluid flow in a helical coil.
9. Find the coefficient of pitot tube and draw the velocity profile.
10. Determine the friction losses for flow in a straight pipe of different diameters.
11. Determine the discharge coefficient of the Venturimeter, Orifice meter and calibrate the Rotameter.
12. Verify Ergun’s Equation for pressure drop in a packed bed.

The basic aim is to perform practical studies on various types of fluid flow systems and determine or estimate various characteristic parameters associated them

1. Characterize fluid flow pattern and study energy conservation in fluid flow.
2. Apply Bernoulli’s theorem in a fluid flow network.
3. Analyze the flow rates, velocity and pressure in the given flow system.
4. Handle preliminary instruments like pressure gauge and U- tube manometer, Venturimeter, Orifice meter, Rotameter, pitot tube and pumps (Centrifugal and reciprocating pump).
5. Analyses the variation in pressure drop with fluid velocity for flow in a fluidized and packed bed.

W.L. McCabe, J.C. Smith, P. Harriot, Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, McGraw-Hill Publication , 2014

Sarbjit Singh, Experiments in Fluid Mechanics, PHI Learning Private Ltd. , 2nd Ed., 2012