Master Fluid Mechanics for Incompressible Flow

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Welcome

Lecture 2: Before you Start – Course Overview

Lecture 3: About this Course

Lecture 4: Note: Updated Course

Lecture 5: Basic Review of Topics

Chapter 2: Introduction to the Mechanical Energy Equation (M.E.E.)

Lecture 1: What is Mechanical Energy?

Lecture 2: The Mechanical Energy Equation – Applications to Piping Systems, Pumps & More!

Lecture 3: More on the Mechanical Energy Equation: Systems, Surroundings, etc…

Lecture 4: Important Notes Regarding the Mechanical Energy Equation

Lecture 5: Kinetic Energy in MEE

Lecture 6: More on the Kinetic Energy

Lecture 7: Potential Energy & The M.E.E.

Lecture 8: More on Potential Energy in the MEE

Lecture 9: Pressure Head, Pressure Loss & Work & The M.E.E.

Lecture 10: More on Pressure, Pressure Head and Relating to Energy

Lecture 11: Introduction to Inlet & Outlet Work

Lecture 12: Inlet and Outlet Work (Input vs. Output)

Lecture 13: A Brief Introduction to Friction Losses

Lecture 14: Friction Loss – It's Nature, Type of frictions, Theoretical Concept

Lecture 15: Friction Loss Exercise

Lecture 16: Application of M.E.E. to Gases… Foot for thought

Lecture 17: Closure to Section 1

Chapter 3: Applications of M.E.E to Incompressible Flow

Lecture 1: Introduction of Applications of the MEE to Incompressible Flow

Lecture 2: Applying the Mechanical Energy Equation – Important Notes

Lecture 3: Bernoulli's Law: Theory + Exercises

Lecture 4: Torricelli's Law – Theory & Exercises

Lecture 5: Ex. 0 – Emptying a Tank – Torricelli's Law

Lecture 6: Ex.1 Time Calculations for Tank Depletion – Torricelli's Law

Lecture 7: Ex.2 Velocity of a Jet Stream while Emptying a Tank – Torricelli's Law

Lecture 8: Ex.3 Maximum Height for a Jet Stream – Torricelli's Law

Lecture 9: Ex.4 Height Calculation for a Pressurized Stream – Torricelli's Law

Lecture 10: Notes on Torricell's Law

Lecture 11: Ex.5 Pipe Reduction Effecst – Bernoulli's Law

Lecture 12: Ex.6 Applying Bernoulli's Principle to a Cone – Bernoulli's Law

Lecture 13: Ex.7 Pressure Drop in Pipeline Expansion – Bernoulli's Law

Lecture 14: Ex.8 Emptying a Pressurized Tank – Bernoulli's Law

Lecture 15: Ex.9 Emptying a Depressurized (Vacuum) Tank – Bernoulli's Law

Lecture 16: Ex.10 Changes in Pressure and Velocity in a Pipeline – Bernoulli's Law

Lecture 17: Ex.11 Pressure Drop due to changes in Velocity – Bernoulli's Law

Lecture 18: Notes on Bernoulli's Law

Lecture 19: A Brief Introduction to the "General Case" of the M.E.E.

Lecture 20: The "General" Application of the Mechanical Energy Equation

Lecture 21: Ex.12 Pumping Requirements for a given System (MEE Application – No Friction)

Lecture 22: Ex.13 Minimum Height Requirement for a Pump (MEE Application – No Friction)

Lecture 23: Ex.14 Pump Requirements vs. Turbine Production (MEE Application – No Friction)

Lecture 24: Closure to Section 2

Chapter 4: Advanced Applications of Incompressible Flow

Lecture 1: Introduction to Advanced Applications of the MEE to Engineering

Lecture 2: IMPORTANT NOTE! About Friction Loss Calculations

Lecture 3: About Series Flow (Piping Systems)

Lecture 4: Series Flow: Common Type of Problems

Lecture 5: Type I Problems – Theory & Solved Example

Lecture 6: Ex.15 Power Requirements for a Fan Blower (Type I)

Lecture 7: Ex. 16 Effects of Pressure vs Diameter Changes (Type I + Friction Loss)

Lecture 8: Ex.17 Pumping Cost Calculations (Type I + Friction Loss)

Lecture 9: Ex.18 Pump Requirements for a Non-Cylindrical Duct (Type I + Deq + Friction Loss

Lecture 10: Ex.19 Pumping Costs from Reservoir A to B (Type I + Friction Loss)

Lecture 11: Ex.20 Piping Investment vs. Pumping Costs (Type I + Friction Loss)

Lecture 12: Ex.21 Flow through Non-Cylindrical Channel (Type I + Friction Loss)

Lecture 13: Ex.22 Pressure Changes due to Petroleum Production Drilling (Type I + Friction L

Lecture 14: Ex.23 Friction Loss in a Long Pipe (Type I + Friction Loss)

Lecture 15: Ex.24 Pump Requirements for Fluid Transport (Type I + Friction Loss)

Lecture 16: Ex.25 Pressure Reading in a Manometer (Type I + Friction Loss)

Lecture 17: Ex.26 Pressure Drop in an Inclined Pipe (Type I + Friction Loss)

Lecture 18: Type II Problems – Theory & Solved Example

Lecture 19: Ex.27 Finding Volumetric Flow Rate for a Given System (Type II + Friction Loss)

Lecture 20: Ex.28 Calculating Volumetric Flow of a Tank losing Liquid (Type II + Friction Lo

Lecture 21: Ex.29 Maximum Volumetric Flow Rate given a Discharge Pressure (Type II + Fricti

Lecture 22: Ex.30 Max. Flow Rate given Friction Loss of a System (Type II + Friction Loss)

Lecture 23: Type III Problems – Theory & Solved Example

Lecture 24: Ex.31 Proposal of Internal Diameter for a System (Type III + Friction Loss)

Lecture 25: Ex.32 Proposing the Nominal Diameter given a Pressure Drop (Type III + Friction

Lecture 26: Ex.33 Optimal Nominal Diameter given Pressure Drops (Type III + Friction Loss)

Lecture 27: Ex.34 More Advanced Diameter Proposal (Type III + Friction Loss)

Lecture 28: About Parallel & Branched Flow Problems (Piping Systems)

Lecture 29: Parallel Flow – An Introduction

Lecture 30: Parallel Flow: Case 1 vs Case 2

Lecture 31: Ex.35 Parallel Flow and Pressure Drop (Parallel Flow)

Lecture 32: Ex.36 Flow through Frictious and Free Paths (Parallel Flow)

Lecture 33: Ex.37 Flow Patterns: Low Velocity vs High Velocity (Parallel Flow)

Lecture 34: Ex.38A Parallel Pipes Systems: Defining the System

Lecture 35: Ex.38B Parallel Pipes Systems Solved in Excel (Parallel Flow)

Lecture 36: Branch Flow: Case Study

Lecture 37: Complex Piping: Solving with Software

Lecture 38: Closure to Section 3

Chapter 5: Closure

Lecture 1: Course Content Review & Closure

Lecture 2: What's Next?

Lecture 3: BONUS – Continue Your Training!