Free Online Course: Fluid and Particle Mechanics provided by Swayam is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 12 weeks long. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Swayam. Fluid and Particle Mechanics is taught by Prof. Madivala G. Basavaraj & Prof. Sumesh P Thampi.
12 weeks long
Finished
This course introduces the concepts of fluid and particle mechanics and demonstrates their applications.INTENDED AUDIENCE : Any interested LearnersPREREQUISITES :NilINDUSTRY SUPPORT : Chemical process industries
Week 1: Introduction to Navier Stokes (NS) equations and their exact solutions, Poisuelle flowWeek 2: Taylor Couette flow, Rheology
Week 3: Dimensional analysis
Week 4: Turbulent Flow
Week 5: Friction losses, Moody’s chart
Week 6: Boundary layer theory
Week 7: Introduction to Particles, their characterization
Week 8: Particulate Phenomena – Brownian motion and phoresis
Week 9: Motion of particles in a fluid, terminal velocity, particle separation
Week 10: Sedimentation of dilute, concentrated and flocculated dispersions
Week 11: Packed and Fluidized Beds
Week 12: Filtration
