UNIT I
INTRODUCTION : DIMENSIONS AND UNITS –
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS SPECIFIC
GRAVITY, VISCOSITY, SURFACE TENSION, VAPOR
PRESSURE AND THEIR INFLUENCES ON
FLUID MOTION PRESSURE AT A POINT, PASCAL’S
LAW, HYDROSTATIC LAW – ATMOSPHERIC,
GAUGE AND VACUUM PRESSURE- MEASUREMENT
OF PRESSURE. PRESSURE GAUGES,
MANOMETERS: DIFFERENTIAL AND MICRO
MANOMETERS.
HYDROSTATIC FORCES : HYDROSTATIC FORCES
ON SUBMERGED PLANE, HORIZONTAL,
VERTICAL, INCLINED AND CURVED SURFACES –
CENTER OF PRESSURE. DERIVATIONS AND
PROBLEMS.