CE25C02 Fluid Mechanics and Machinery – Semester III – Civil / Agri / Civil(Env) – R-2025

Subject Code & Name: CE25C02 – Fluid Mechanics and Machinery

Regulation: R-2025

Semester: III (Third Semester)

Branch: B.E. Civil Engineering (Civil) / B.Tech. Agricultural Engineering (Agri) / B.E. Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering) (Civil(Env))

Credits / L-T-P: 4 Credits | L-T-P: 3-1-0

Course Objectives

• To introduce fundamental principles of fluid mechanics and apply them to analyze and solve practical civil engineering problems.

Full Unit-wise Syllabus

Unit I – Fluid Properties

Fluid properties - methods of analysis - system and control volume - pressure measurement

Unit II – Fluid Statics

Forces on plane and curved surfaces - buoyancy, flotation, and metacentric height.

Activities: Construct simple floating models to study buoyancy, metacentric height, and hydrostatic forces.

Unit III – Fluid Flows

Flow classification, streamline concepts, stream function, flow nets; conservation laws (mass, energy, momentum), continuity equation, Euler’s and Bernoulli’s equations, and applications to flow measurement and pipe bends. Laminar flow, Reynolds experiment, Hagen–Poiseuille equation, Darcy–Weisbach equation, Moody diagram, pipe losses, and pipes in series and parallel.

Activities: Review of Competitive Exam questions on pipe flow, discharge/velocity calculations, and pipe losses.

Unit IV – Dimensional Analysis

Fundamental dimensions, dimensional homogeneity, Rayleigh’s method, Buckingham Pi theorem, dimensionless parameters, similitude, model studies, and applications

Activities: Quiz on dimensional analysis.

Unit V – Boundary Layers

Boundary layer concepts, laminar and turbulent flow, momentum integral equation, drag, lift, separation, and control measures.

Unit VI – Turbines

Impact of jets, velocity triangles, rotodynamic machine theory, turbine classification, working principles of Pelton, Francis, and Kaplan turbines, work done, efficiencies, draft tube, specific speed, performance curves, and governing.

Activities: Prepare a poster on turbine working principles, performance, and efficiency.

Unit VII – Pumps

Pump classification, centrifugal pumps, solar pumps - working principle, heads and efficiencies, velocity triangles, impeller work, performance curves; reciprocating pumps, indicator diagram, air vessels, and rotary pumps.

Activities: Visit a pump installation or water treatment plant and prepare a report.

Course Outcomes (COs)

• CO1: Explain fundamental concepts of fluid properties, statics, and hydrostatics, including pressure measurement, buoyancy, and metacentric height.
• CO2: Apply fluid flow principles, Bernoulli’s and momentum equations, and pipe flow calculations to solve engineering problems.
• CO3: Analyze dimensional analysis, boundary layers, and fluid flow behavior to evaluate drag, lift, and similitude in model studies.
• CO4: Design and evaluate turbines, pumps, and rotodynamic machines considering efficiency, performance curves, and operational parameters.

Assessment Pattern (Quick Note)

• Weightage: Continuous Assessment 40% | End Semester Examinations 60%
• Internal methodology: Quiz - 10%, Poster presentation - 15%; Report preparation from Site visit – 10%, Assignment – 15%, Internal Examinations – 50%

Source: Official Anna University – B.E. Civil Engineering R-2025 Curriculum
Last Updated: September 2026