UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BCH351

Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics Lab

L-T-P0-0-2 Credits1 Session2023-24 TypeLab / Practical
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Chemical Engineering · Sem 3 (Lab)

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List of Experiments / Activities

  1. L: 0 T: 0 P: 2 CREDITS: 1
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  3. 1To find the flow rate using a V notch.
  4. 2To find the friction losses in a Straight pipe.
  5. 3Study of Pipe fittings and Valves.
  6. 4To study the working principle of a centrifugal pump and determine its efficiency experimentally.
  7. 5To determine the pressure drop in a packed bed.
  8. 6Determination of discharge coefficient with Reynolds Number in case of an orifice meter and a venturi meter.
  9. 7Study and verification of the flow pattern in a Bernoulli’s apparatus.
  10. 8To determine the minimum fluidization velocity in a fluidized bed.
  11. 9Determination of the fluidization index, segregation index in a fluidized bed.
  12. 10Determine the Reynolds number and study different types of flow.
Course Objectives1 points
  • To determine the various parameters related to fluid flow in pipes and in open channels.
Course Outcomes (COs)4 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Calculate coefficient of discharge through v-notch, venture meter, and orifice meter.
  2. CO2Determine friction losses through different pipes and fittings.
  3. CO3Calculate the efficiency of centrifugal pump.
  4. CO4Study different types of flow and analyze Bernoulli’s law.

REFERENCE BOOKS

  1. S.No. Name of Authors / Books / Publishers Year of Publication / Reprint
  2. Nevers N.D., “Fluid Mechanics For Chemical Engineers”, 4th Ed., McGraw Hill Higher Education. 2021
  3. Cengel Y.A. and Cimbala J.M. “Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications, 4th Ed., McGraw-Hill. 2019
  4. Balachandran P. “Engineering Fluid Mechanics”, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. 2014
  5. Munson B.R., Young D.F.,Okiishi T.H. and Huebsch W.W., “Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics”,8th Ed., Willey. 2018
  6. White F.M.“FluidMechanics”,9th Ed. Tata McGraw-Hill. 2022
  7. Rajput, R.K., “Textbook of Fluid Mechanics”, S. Chand and Co., New Delhi. 2016 Internet based/ online resources: https://www.vlab.co.in/ba-nptel-labs-chemical-engineering https://archive.nptel.ac.in/courses/103/104/103104043/ https://archive.nptel.ac.in/courses/103/104/103104044/ Free E-books: https://engineeringbookslibrary.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/fluid-mechanics-fundamentals-and-applications-3rd-edition-cengel-and-cimbala-2014.pdf https://books.google.com.np/books?id=kIeYeyZ8U0wC&printsec=copyright#v=onepage&q&f=false

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