Pre-requisite(s)
Fluid Mechanics (CE-2513)
Recommended Book(s)
Daugherty, R. L. Franzini B. & Finnemore E. J., Fluid Mechanics, McGraw Hill Book Co.
Douglus, Fluid Mechanics, McGraw-Hill Inc.
Reference Book(s)
Fundamentals Of Fluid Mechanics. Jack P., McGraw-Hill Inc.
Mechanics Of Fluid. Merle Potter, CL- Engineering (2011)
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To enable students to learn advanced principles of fluid mechanics for broader application to civil engineering projects.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)
CLO:1 Gain the ability to learn advanced principles of fluid mechanics.
CLO:2 Have a skill to apply these principles over broader extent in civil engineering projects.
CLO:3 Gain the ability to use software.
COURSE CONTENTS
- To Measure The Head Loss Due To Friction Sudden Enlargement, Sudden Contraction And Bends Etc. Experimentally And Using Software.
- To Conduct A Test On Pelton Wheel Turbine At Constant And Variable Head.
- To Obtain The Characteristic Curves For A Turbine Operating At A Range Of Fluid Flow Rates.
- To Show The Difference In Performance Between Throttle Control And Nozzle Control Of Turbine Speed (Axial Flow Impulse Turbine).
- To Show The Difference In Performance Between Throttle Control And Spear Valve Control Of Turbine Speed (Pelton Wheel Turbine).
- Study/Measure The Head Over The Francis Turbine.
- To Study The Efficiency/Number Of Revolution Curve For A Francis Turbine.
- To Study The Characteristic Curve For Specific Number Of Revolution For A Francis Turbine.
- To Study The Characteristic Curves For A Reciprocating Pump.
- To Obtain The P-V Indicator Diagram For A Plunger Pump, And To Relate These Parameters To Work Done By The Pump (Reciprocating Pump).
- To Show How The Volumetric Efficiency Changes With Different System Characteristics (Reciprocating Pump).
- To Study The Characteristics Curve For A Centrifugal Pump Between Head Developed And Discharge.
MAPPING OF CLOs TO PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Mapping of CLOs to Lab Practical of Advanced Fluid Mechanics Lab |
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CLO-1 (Learning basic principles) |
CLO-2 (Application of principles) |
CLO-3 (Use of software) |
| To measure the head loss due to friction sudden enlargement, sudden contraction and bends etc. experimentally and using software. |
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| To conduct a test on Pelton wheel turbine at constant and variable Head. |
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| To obtain the characteristic curves for a turbine operating at a range of fluid flow rates. |
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| To show the difference in performance between throttle control and nozzle control of turbine speed (Axial Flow Impulse Turbine). |
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| To show the difference in performance between throttle control and spear valve control of turbine speed (Pelton wheel Turbine). |
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| Study/measure the head over the Francis turbine. |
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| To study the efficiency/number of revolution curve for a Francis turbine. |
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| To study the characteristic curve for specific number of revolution for a Francis turbine. |
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| To study the characteristic curves for a reciprocating pump. |
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| To obtain the p-V indicator diagram for a plunger pump, and to relate these parameters to work done by the pump (Reciprocating pump). |
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| To show how the volumetric efficiency changes with different system characteristics (Reciprocating pump). |
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| To study the characteristics curve for a centrifugal pump between head developed and discharge. |
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MAPPING OF CLOs TO ASSESSMENT MODULES
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CLO-1 (Learning basic principles) |
CLO-2 (Application of principles) |
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Practice (40%) |
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Midterm Exam (20%) |
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Final Exam (40%) |
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