Syllabus

1. Determination of A. Major loss and Minor losses in the pipe flow. [3 hrs]
2. Application of Bernoulics equation in convergent and divergent pipe sections. [3 hrs]
3. 3- Dimensional velocity reading using micro-ADV and Reynolds stress distribution using ADV and stream lined CTA . [3 hrs]
4. Determination of boundary shear stress distributions of open channel flow. [3 hrs]
5. A. Calibration of rectangular notch and B. Determination of roughness coefficients of open channel flow . [3 hrs]
6. Depth averaged velocity profile of an open channel flow using Pitot tube . [3 hrs]
7. To determine the calibrating coefficient of the current meter . [3 hrs]
8. Boundary layer thickness growth in air flow bench. [3 hrs]
9. Efficiency and output power of a centrifugal pump and Reciprocating Pump. [3 hrs]
10. Constant speed characteristics of Pelton turbine and other turbines . [3 hrs]

Help students to develop an understanding of free surface flow and enclosed flow in the real field but in the controlled environment.

To study the variation of dependent hydraulic variables with independent variables of pipe flow and open channel flow.

To verify the theoretical results with the experimental results.

To study different flow meters that will be useful for flow measurements and design study in water resources engineering.

CO1: Apply fundamental fluid mechanics principles to analyze pipe and open channel flows.
CO2: Analyze velocity profiles, shear stress distribution, friction loss and energy losses in fluid flow experiments.
CO3: Evaluate the performance of hydraulic machines such as pumps and turbines under varying flow conditions.
CO4: Design experiments to calibrate measuring instruments like current meters and notches for flow measurement.
CO5: Demonstrate the use of advanced velocity and shear measurement techniques (ADV, Preston tube, CTA) in real-world hydrodynamics applications.

V. T. Chow, Open Channel Hydraulics, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, , New Delhi, 1993 , Knowledge on hydrology and hydraulics

M. Hanif Chaudhry, Open-Channel Flow, Springer,USA, 2nd edition, 2008 , Knowledge on hydrology and hydraulics

H. Chanson, The Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow, Elsevier , Information on hydraulics and hydrology

K. Subramanya, Engineering Hydrology, Tata McGraw Hill , Information on hydraulics and hydrology