Hydraulics and Irrigation

Engineering

Part-A: Hydraulics Engineering

Part-B: Irrigation Engineering
 Course Content:
Part-A: Hydraulics Engineering
• Chapter 1 Specific energy and Critical Depth
• Chapter 2 Hydraulic jump
• Chapter 3 Gradually Varied Flow & Non Uniform Flow
Part-B: Irrigation Engineering
• Chapter 1 Introduction to Irrigation System
• Chapter 2 Types of Irrigation
• Chapter 3 Method of Water Application for Irrigation
• Chapter 4 Crop Water Requirement
• Chapter 5 Weir and Barrages (Design of Surface & Sub Surface Flow)
• Chapter 6 A Design of Irrigation Erodible Channels
• Chapter 6 B Design of Irrigation Lined Channels
• Chapter 7 Canal Falls
• Chapter 8 Cross Regulation Structures
• Chapter 9 Cross Drainage Structures
• Chapter 10 Canal Outlets
• Chapter 11 Dams Introduction
• Chapter 12 Gravity Dam
• Chapter 13 Arch Dam
• Chapter 14 Earthen Dam
 Chapter – 1
Computation of :-

•Specific Energy ,
•Critical Depth
 Learning Objectives:-
•Specific energy and specific force

•Computation of critical depth and

hydraulic exponent

•Application of critical depth

INTRODUCTION

The concept of specific energy originally proposed by

Bakhmeteff [1] has lot of advantages in the analysis
of open channel flow.
Specific energy , specific force and critical depth are
intimately connected specially in the study of critical
flow of an open channel.
Critical depth has a lot application in the flow
measuring device and to indicate the names of
gradually varied flow profiles and their computation.
SPECIFIC ENERGY
SPECIFIC ENERGY CURVE
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CURVE

alternate depths.
MINIMUM SPECIFIC ENERGY AT A GIVEN DISCHARGE
MAXIMUM DISCHARGE AT A GIVEN SPECIFIC ENERGY
Which is Eq (3.3) and this equation represents the critical flow condition, i.e, for a given E
and maximum Q, flow condition is critical
MOMENTUM EQUATION
CRITICAL DEPTH COMPUTATION
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE

Solution: