Lecture Notes
Dear Students the Lecture Notes has been uploaded for the following topics:Introduction on course, Units & Dimensions, Properties of fluids – mass density - specific weight- specific volume - Specific gravity, Viscosity, Compressibility, vapour pressure, surface tension and capillarity. Pascal’s law and hydrostatic law, Numerical in viscosity, Absolute, gauge and vacuum pressures. Pressure measurement devices, Flow characteristics -concept of control volume, Application of continuity equation, energy equation and momentum equation., Bernoulli`s equation Numerical, Introduction to Flow through pipes-Hydraulic and energy gradient, Laminar flow through circular conduits , Problems on Laminar flow through circular conduits, Boundary layer concepts, Boundary layer thickness-types , Darcy–Weisbach equation, Friction factor and Moody diagram, Commercial pipes, Minor losses, Flow through pipes in series and in parallel, Problems on Flow through pipes, Flow over a Cylinder – CBS, Need for Dimensional Analysis, Methods of Dimensional analysis, Problems on Dimensional analysis- Buckingham’s π theorem method, Similitude – types of similitude, Dimensionless parameters , Reynolds-Froude’s- Euler’s- Webber’s and Mach Number, Application of Dimensionless parameters, Model Analysis, Impact of jets - Euler’s equation, Theory of roto-dynamic machines - Various efficiencies, Velocity components at entry and exit of the rotor -velocity triangles, Centrifugal pumps - working principle, Work done by the impeller, Problems on Centrifugal pump, Reciprocating pump- working principle, Rotary pump working principles, Hydraulic Jump in open channels- CBS, Rotary pump classification, Classification of turbines, Heads and efficiencies, Velocity triangles - Axial, radial and mixed flow turbines, Pelton wheel - working principles, Francis turbine and Kaplan turbines - working principles, Work done by water on the runner - Problems, Problems on Turbines, Draft tube - Specific speed - unit quantities, Performance curve for turbines -Governing of turbines
