FLUID MECHANICS AND HYDRAULIC MACHINES LABORATORY
Course Code:18CVL48 CIE Marks:40
SEE Marks:60
Teaching ours/Week(L:T:P):(0:2:2) Credits-02 Exam Hours:03
Course Learning Objectives: This course will enable students to;
1. calibrate flow measuring devices2. determine the force exerted by jet of water on vanes
3. measure discharge and head losses in pipes
4. understand the fluid flow pattern
Experiments:
1. Verification of Bernoulli’s equation.2. Determination of Cd for Venturimeter and Orifice meter.
3. Determination of hydraulic coefficients of small vertical orifice.
4. Determination of Cd for Rectangular and Triangular notch
5. Determination of Cd for Ogee and Broad crested weir
6. Determination of Cd for Venturiflume
7. Determination of force exerted by a jet on flat and curved vanes.
8. Determination of efficiency of Pelton wheel turbine
9. Determination of efficiency of Francis turbine
10.Determination of efficiency of Kaplan turbine
11.Determination of efficiency of centrifugal pump
12.Determination of Major Loss in Pipes
13. Determination of Minor losses in pipe due to sudden enlargement, sudden contraction and bend.
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Course outcomes: During the course of study students will develop understanding of:
1. Properties of fluids and the use of various instruments for fluid flow measurement.2. Working of hydraulic machines under various conditions of working and their characteristics.
• All experiments are to be included in the examination except demonstration exercises.
• Candidate to perform experiment assigned to him.
• Marks are to be allotted as per the split up of marks shown on the cover page of answer script.
Reference Books:
1. Sarbjit Singh , Experiments in Fluid Mechanics - PHI Pvt. Ltd.- New Delhi2. Mohd. Kaleem Khan, “Fluid Mechanics and Machinery”, Oxford University Press
3. Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics’ – Dr. P.N. Modi& D r S.M. Seth, Standard Book House-New Delhi. 2009Edition
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