Chapter 1

Introduction
Main Topics
Definition of a Fluid
Basic Equations
Methods of Analysis
Dimensions and Units
Definition of a Fluid
When a shear stress is applied:
Fluids continuously deform
Solids deform or bend
Basic Equations
We need forms of the following
Conservation of mass
Newtons second law of motion
The principle of angular momentum
The first law of thermodynamics
The second law of thermodynamics
Methods of Analysis
System
(or Closed System)
Control Volume
(or Open System)
Dimensions and Units
Systems of Dimensions
[M], [L], [t], and [T]
[F], [L], [t], and [T]
[F],[M], [L], [t], and [T]
Dimensions and Units
Systems of Units
MLtT
SI (kg, m, s, K)
FLtT
British Gravitational (lbf, ft, s,
o
R)
FMLtT
English Engineering (lbf, lbm, ft, s,
o
R)
Dimensions and Units
Systems of Units
Dimensions and Units
Preferred Systems of Units
SI (kg, m, s, K)
British Gravitational (lbf, ft, s,
o
R)