Fluid Mechanics And Hydraulics Machine Laboratory

OBJECTIVES

-To learn how different types of equipment are needed to measure in different parameters of fluid flow.
-To learn different characteristics of fluid when flowing in different manners.
-To learn how different parameters of fluid flow are to be obtained and controlled.
-To learn how different characteristics of fluid flow are to be measured.
-To learn how a database of fluid flow is to be made and suggestions for the improvement of the design of equipment to enhance the efficiency.

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

Fluid flow measurements: Determining coefficient of discharge for venturimeter, orificemeter, weirs.
Experiment to verify Bernouli’s theorem.
Flow through pipes: Reynold’s experiments; Pipe friction in laminar and turbulent flow regimes.Pitot tube experiments on viscous flow and boundary layer theory.
Determination of metacentric height of a floating vessel.
Experiments on Fluid Machinery : Pumps, Jet pumps, Blowers, Compressors.
Experiments on Hydro-Turbines: Francis and Pelton turbines.