Fluid mechanics is one of the most challenging undergraduate courses for engineering students.
The fluid mechanics lab facilitates students' learning in a hands-on environment. The primary
objective of this book is to provide a graphical lab manual for the fluid mechanics laboratory.
The manual is divided into six chapters to cover the main topics of undergraduate-level fluid
mechanics. Chapter 1 begins with an overview of laboratory objectives and the introduction of
technical laboratory report content. In Chapter 1 error analysis is discussed by providing
examples. In Chapter 2 fluid properties including viscosity density temperature specific
weight and specific gravity are discussed. Chapter 3 revolves around the fluid statics include
pressure measurement using piezometers and manometers. Additionally hydrostatic pressure on
the submerged plane and curved surfaces as well as buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle are
examined in Chapter 3. In Chapter 4 several core concepts of fluid dynamics are discussed.
This chapter begins with defining a control system based on which momentum analysis of the flow
system is explained. The rest of the chapter is allotted to the force acting on a control
system the linear momentum equation and the energy equation. Chapter 4 also covers the
hydraulic grade line and energy grade line experiment. The effect of orifice and changing
cross-sectional area by using Bernoulli's' equation is presented in Chapter 4. The application
of the siphon is extended from Chapter 4 by applying Bernoulli's' equation. The last two
chapters cover various topics in both internal and external flows which are of great importance
in engineering design. Chapter 5 deals with internal flow including Reynolds number flow
classification flow rate measurement and velocity profile. The last experiment in Chapter 5
is devoted to a deep understanding of internal flow concepts in a piping system. In this
experiment students learn how to measure minor and major head losses as well as the impact of
piping materials on the hydrodynamics behavior of the flow. Finally open channels weirs
specific energy and flow classification hydraulic jump and sluice gate experiments are
covered in Chapter 6.
