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Fluid mechanics is the study of fluids at rest or in motion. It includes hydrostatics, which studies fluids at rest, and hydrodynamics/fluid dynamics, which studies fluids in motion. Some key properties of fluids include density, viscosity, compressibility, and surface tension. Fluids are characterized by their ability to continually deform under any shearing stress, unlike solids which can resist shearing through deformation.

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FLUID MECHANICS – a science that deals with the study of fluids at rest or in 8.

Compressibility Characteristics
motion A. Bulk Modulus of Elasticity
 What are considered as fluids? E𝐵 =
∆𝑝
∆𝑉 Units: MPa, Ksi
Answer: gas and liquids 𝑉

Property of a fluid: Contrary to solids which resist shearing stress through B. Compressibility
∆𝑉/𝑉
static deformation, fluids cannot resist shearing stress and they continually 𝛽= units: 1/MPa, 1/Ksi
∆𝑝
deform no matter how small the shearing stress is. 9. Pressure Disturbance
𝐸
HYDROSTATICS – study of fluids at rest 𝑐= √ 𝐵 where c is sonic velocity, acoustical
𝜌
HYDRODYNAMICS/FLUID DYNAMICS – study of fluids in motion

PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS
1. Density
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 (𝑀)
𝜌= 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 (𝑉)
units: (slug/ft3 , gram/cm3, kg/m3)
2. Unit Weight
𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 (𝑊)
𝛾= 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 (𝑉)
= 𝜌𝑔 units: (lb/ft3, dyne/cm3, N/m3, KN/m3)
3. Specific Gravity
𝛾𝑓𝑙𝑢𝑖𝑑 𝜌𝑓𝑙𝑢𝑖𝑑
𝑆= =
𝛾𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 ( 4ºC) 𝜌𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 (4ºC)
𝛾𝑔𝑎𝑠 𝜌𝑔𝑎𝑠
𝑆= =
𝛾𝑎𝑖𝑟 (0ºC) 𝜌𝑎𝑖𝑟 (0ºC)

4. Specific Volume
1
𝑉𝑠 = 𝜌 units: (ft3/slug , m3/ kg)
5. Viscosity
𝜏
𝜇= units: (Pa-s, Poise, lb-sec/ft2)
𝑑𝑉/𝑑𝑦
6. Kinematic Viscosity
𝜇
𝜐= 𝜌 units: (m2/s, stokes, ft2/sec)
7. Surface tension
𝐹
𝜎= units: (N/m, lb/ft)
𝑙
a. Pressure on a droplet
4𝜎
𝑝= 𝑑
b. Capillarity
4𝜎𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
ℎ=
𝛾𝑑

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