Fluid Mechanics Projects

Fluid mechanics is the study of fluids and the forces on them. Fluids are liquids, gases, and plasmas. It influences everything from aircraft and car performance to blood flow and breathing. Most of the fluid mechanics projects depend on formula v1p1/t1 = v2p2/t2, which states that pressure and volume are inversely proportional while temperature is inversely proportional to both. Wayne State University has dedicated to word files(downloadable) related to fluid mechanics. Most processes that convert energy from one form to another depends heavily on fluid mechanics

On the Website of the Technical University of Denmark, they have discussed an assortment of projects connected to it. If some of you are interested in a demonstration than you can visit Wolfram website Demonstrations.

Fluid mechanics projects attract sponsors too. This field is very pertinent for Automobile, Aircraft, and Space research organizations. Moreover, the list of IIT Madras sponsored projects proves my point.

Home Made Water Fountain


Related Projects :
Hydropower Projects

Hydraulics project ideas

What is Hydraulics?

Hydraulics is a science which deals with mechanical properties of the liquid. It is basically a liquid form of pneumatics. In pneumatics, we use compressed air and in hydraulics, we use the compressed liquid. When we compress the liquid, it gets pressurized and It uses the power of pressurized liquid for doing various tasks. It works on the principle of Pascal Law which states that when there is an increase in pressure at any point in a confined fluid, there is an equal increase at every other point in the container.

You can find hydraulic machines from your backyard to a big construction site.

Concept:

It works on a very simple concept that when the force applied to incompressible liquid at one point, it gets transmitted and multiplied at another point.  The multiplication factor of this force depends upon the area of the piston.

Moving Bridge

Movable Bridge is a bridge that moves upwards to allow smooth passage of ships and boats. Though physics of bridge itself a complex matter, but the movable bride is not a new concept. It has been around for centuries. Still learning about the science of bridges is a great learning experience. The bride uses all three Newton laws and you should know about some basics before we discuss any further.

In this post, we will discuss if we can use renewable energy sources in the movable bridge which requires a great amount of energy. At first, it looks like a gigantic task, but it is possible with some innovation and by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, pollution emissions, waste, and the use of non-renewable resources to sustainable levels. There are three major sources of energy which we can use at the site of a bridge:
1. A wave of Hydro Energy
2. Wind Energy
3. Solar Energy &
4. Bio Gas

After thinking for a which I came to the conclusion that biogas would be the most viable option for achieving our goal and we can take some help from other sources too.Though I am not sure whether the above solution works in real life or not but I am sure it deserves some experimentation in laboratories and can be used as your science fair or mechanical engineering demonstration project.

Useful Link:
History of Movable bridge Britannica

Concepts of Draw Bridges

The geometry of Bridge construction