176 Semester - V Civil Engineering

FLUID MECHANICS AND HYDRAULIC

MACHINES LAB

Course Code: 15CE1129 L T P C

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Pre-requisites:
Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulic and Hydraulic Machinery
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the Course, the Student will be able to:
CO 1 Determine the discharge using flow measuring devices both
in pipe flow and open channel flow
CO 2 Demonstrate the application of Bernoulli’s Theorem.
CO 3 Illustrate different types of flow patterns.
CO 4 Estimate the loss of energy in pipes due to different
flowconditions.
CO 5 Determine the performance of various turbines and pumps
under varying operating conditions.
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:
1. Calibration of Venturimeter / Orifice meter.
2. Determination of coefficient of discharge for a small orifice /
external mouthpiece by constant head method / variable head
method.
3. Calibration of contracted Rectangular Notch / Triangular Notch
/ Broad crested weir.
4. Determination of friction factor / coefficient of loss of head
due to pipe fittings in a given pipeline.
5. Verification of Bernoulli’s theorem.
6. Reynolds’s Experiment- Demonstration of types of flows.

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7. Impact of jet on vanes.

8. Performance test on Pelton Wheel / Francis Turbine / Kaplan
Turbine.
9. Performance test on Single Stage / Multi Stage Centrifugal
Pump / Jet Pump.
10. Performance Test on Reciprocating Pump.
11. Study of hydraulic jump.
12. Determination of coefficient of discharge for a Spillway /
Hump / Venture flume.

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