Fluid Mechanics And Machinery

This book presents a thorough and comprehensive treatment of both the basic as well as the more advanced concepts in Fluid Mechanics. The entire range of topics comprising fluid mechanics has been systematically organised and the various concepts are clearly explained with the help of several solved examples.

Apart from the fundamental concepts, the book also explains Fluid Dynamics, Flow Measurement, Turbulent and Open Channel Flows and Dimensional and Model Analysis. Boundary Layer Flows and Compressible Fluid Flows have been suitably highlighted.

Turbines, pumps and other hydraulic systems including circuits, valves, motors and Ram have also been explained. The book provides 225 fully worked out examples and more than 1600 questions including numerical problems and objective questions. The book would serve as an exhaustive text for both undergraduate and post- graduate students of Mechanical, Civil and Chemical Engineering. AMIE and competitive examination candidates as well as practising engineers would also find this book very useful.

About The Author:

D. Rama Durgaiah is a BE in Civil Engineering, S.V. University, M.Tech in Hydraulics Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur and Ph.D. in Ground Water Engineering from IIT, Madras. He has 38 years of professional experience that includes teaching undergraduate, graduate and pre-Ph.D. students. He has close to 30 years of experience in setting question papers and valuation of B. Tech, M. Tech and pre-Ph.D.answer papers. 

Prof. Rama Durgaiah led the setting up of a new Fluid Mechanics lab at Engineering College, Anantapur in 1967 and a new Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery lab at JNTU, Hyderabad in 1978. He was awarded Best Teacher of Andhra Pradesh State in 1991 and Gold Medal for the best paper published in 1984 by the Institution of Engineers. He has to his credit 11 papers published in international journals and 10 in Indian journals.

Prof. Rama Durgaiah is a fellow of Institution of Engineers, India and a member of several professional associations.

Table Of Contents:

• Properties of Fluids
• Fluid Statics
• Fluid Kinematics
• Fluid Dynamics
• Flow Measurement
• Flow through Pipes
• Viscous Flows
• Boundary Layer Flows
• Turbulent Flows
• Compressible Fluid Flows
• Flow Through Open Channels
• Dimensional and Model Analysis
• Hydraulic Turbines
• Pumps
• Hydraulic Systems
• Appendices
• Index.