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Momentum Transfer in Fluids
Online
12 Weeks
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Important dates
Certificate Exam Date
Start Date : 24 Apr, 2026
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Kharagpur |
The Syllabus
- Continuum hypothesis, Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions, Differential analysis: mass balance, Forces on fluids, Normal and shear stresses,
- Fluid statics - pressure distribution, Forces on submerged bodies (planar and curved), Buoyancy, Rigid body motion
- Kinematic decomposition of flow motion, Vorticity and Circulation, Euler's equation
- Stream function, Potential flow, Complex Velocity Potential, Elemental flows, Superposition of elemental flows, Stagnation point and Body Streamline
- Extension of continuity and stream function to follow in porous media, Reynold’s Analogy.
- System and control volume approaches, Reynolds transport theorem
- Differential analysis: momentum balance; Navier-Stokes equation
- Unidirectional flow, Viscous flow, Stokes law, Skin drag and pressure drag
- Application of Bernoulli equation, Head loss in pipe flow, Moody diagram, pumps, Flow through converging and diverging nozzles, Flow measurement
- Boundary layer theory, Blasius solution, Drag and lift forces
- Similitude analysis, Compressible flows, Blowers and compressors
- Transportation of fluids, pumps, selection and operation issues; Turbulence
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