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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.E. - Aeronautical Engineering SAEA3014 Boundary layer Theory Syllabus


SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
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SAEA3014 BOUNDARY LAYER THEORY
L T P Credits Total Marks
3 0 0 3 100

UNIT 1 VISCOUS FLOW EQUATIONS 9 Hrs.
Navier-Stokes Equations, Creeping motion, Couette flow, Poiseuille flow through ducts, Ekman drift.

UNIT 2 LAMINAR BOUNDARY LAYER 9 Hrs.
Development of boundary layer – Estimation of boundary layer thickness, Displacement thickness - Momentum and energy
thicknesses for two dimensional flow – Two dimensional boundary layer equations – Similarity solutions - Blasius solution.

UNIT 3 TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER 9 Hrs.
Physical and mathematical description of turbulence, two-dimensional turbulent boundary layer equations, Velocity profiles –
Inner, outer and overlap layers, Transition from laminar to turbulent boundary layers, turbulent boundary layer on a flat
plate, mixing length hypothesis.

UNIT 4 APPROXIMATE SOLUTION TO BOUNDARY LAYER EQUATIONS 9 Hrs.
Approximate integral methods, digital computer solutions – Von Karman – Polhausen method.

UNIT 5 THERMAL BOUNDARY LAYER 9 Hrs.
Introduction to thermal boundary layer – Heat transfer in boundary layer - Convective heat transfer, importance of non
dimensional numbers – Prandtl number, Nusselt number, Lewis number etc.
Max. 45 Hrs.

COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, student will be able to
CO1 - Apply the basic fundamentals of Different types of Boundary layer thickness.
CO2 - Analyze the behavior of the fluid flow under static condition.
CO3 - Understand the basics of Different types of flow such as Laminar, turbulent and compressible flow,
Incompressible flow, Viscid and Inviscid flow.
CO4 - Basics of Boundary layer Control.
CO5 - Flow through pipe of different types of flow.
CO6 - Importance of non-dimensional numbers.

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Schlichting H., “Boundary Layer Theory”, McGraw Hill, New York, 2010.
2. Frank White, Viscous Fluid flow, McGraw Hill, 2011.
3. Reynolds A.J., “Turbulent flows in Engineering”, John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
4. Ronald L., Panton, “Incompressible fluid flow”, John Wiley & Sons, 1984.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
PART A: 10 Questions of 2 marks each – No Choice 20 Marks
PART B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice; each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks