Fluid Mechanics

Welcome to the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory!

Our Fluid Mechanics Laboratory is a foundational facility designed to help students understand the basic principles governing fluid behavior, both at rest and in motion. This lab bridges theoretical concepts with real-world fluid flow systems through hands-on experiments and modern instrumentation.

Students explore concepts such as pressure, flow rate, velocity profiles, losses in pipelines, and flow visualization, essential for careers in civil, mechanical, chemical, and environmental engineering.

Laboratory Infrastructure

1. 1. Comprehensive Equipment
      • Venturimeter and Orificemeter Test Rigs
        For measuring flow rates using differential pressure principles.
      • Bernoulli’s Theorem Apparatus
        To verify energy conservation in streamline flow.
      • Reynolds Apparatus
        Visualize laminar, transitional, and turbulent flows.
      • Pipe Friction Apparatus
        Determine major losses due to friction in pipes of different materials and diameters.
      • Minor Losses Apparatus
        Study losses due to bends, expansions, contractions, and valves.
      • Metacentric Height Apparatus
        Analyze the stability of floating bodies and locate the metacenter.
      • Pitot Tube Setup
        Measure flow velocity using static and stagnation pressures.
   2. Hands-on Learning
      • Visualize and understand fluid motion, flow patterns, and energy distribution.
      • Quantify flow rate, pressure drop, and velocity distribution in various setups.
      • Apply fluid statics and dynamics concepts to engineering problems.
      • Enhance skills in instrumentation and experimental analysis.
   3. Learning Outcomes
      • Validate theoretical equations like Bernoulli’s equation and continuity.
      • Observe transitions between laminar and turbulent flows.
      • Compare results using various flow measurement techniques.

List of Experiments

1. 1. Determination of density & viscosity of oil.
   2. To determine the meta-centric height of a floating body.
   3. To find critical Reynolds number for a pipe flow.
   4. To verify the Bernoulli’s Theorem.
   5. Measurement of Coefficient of Discharge of given Orifice and Venturimeter
   6. To determine the coefficient of discharge of Notch (V and Rectangular types)
   7. To determine the minor losses due to sudden enlargement, sudden contraction and bends
   8. To determine the friction factor for the pipes.
   9. To show the velocity and pressure variation with radius in a free and forced vortex
   10. To find the coefficient of velocity of fluid flow using Pitot tube.