Lecture Notes from the year 2015 in the subject Engineering - System
Science, grade: 1.0, course: Civil Engineering, language: English,
abstract: This script discusses the different properties of fluids. In a
general context, fluids are classified as either a liquid or gases,
although in other textbooks, it also incorporates plasma as part of its
scope. The coverage of this script is limited to the detail discussion
of the fluid properties such as the density, viscosity, compressibility
and elasticity, vapor pressure, surface tension and capillary rise or
depression. Specific problems are presented with detailed solutions to
guide the reader on the step by step procedure of solving in an
engineering point of view. The study of fluid mechanics is utilized in
the field of engineering most specifically on engineering structures
that incorporates the conveyance of fluids in the system. Pipelines and
machines like turbines and engines also use the principles of fluid
mechanics. Thus, it is cognizant to learn the basics of the properties
of fluids in order to have a better grasp of the principles of fluids in
application to engineering works. The units that were used in the
illustrations are all in metric system.
