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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING &TECHNOLOGY / MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT / VITERM / THIRD YEAR1 / Course number / MEC323
2 / Course Title / Hydraulic Machines
3 / Credits / 5
4 / Contact Hours (L-T-P) / 3-1-2
5 / Course Objective / The objective of this course is to introduce to students the principles of working, constructional details, design features and performance characteristics of various machines like turbines, pumps and other devices using incompressible fluids (liquids) and the ability to visualize and design some simple equipments used in practice.
6 / Course Outcomes / On successful completion of this course students will be able to
1. Understand the basic principles and design procedure of hydraulic turbinesand pumps.
2.Visualize model testing and prediction of prototype performance parameters.
3.Understand the selection of optimal type of hydrodynamic machines for different domestic and industrial areas e.g.- hydroelectric power plants, irrigation, refineries and chemical industries etc.
4.Conceive, design and build some simple special duty domestic or industrial applications.
5.design and conduct an experiment, as well as analyze and interpret data
7 / Outline syllabus:
7.01 / MEC323.A / Unit A / Principles of hydraulic Machinery
7.02 / MEC323.A1 / Unit A Topic 1 / Newton’s Second law of motion, linear momentum Equation and angular momentum equations. Impact of jet on fixed and moving plates .Propulsion of Ships
7.03 / MEC323.A2 / Unit A Topic 2 / Angular momentum equation and its applications. Fundamental equation of fluid Machines (Euler’s Equation).
7.04 / MEC323.A3 / Unit A Topic 3 / Hydro Electric Power plant: Classifications, layout and its components
7.05 / MEC323.B / Unit B / Hydraulic Turbines (Impulse)
7.06 / MEC323.B1 / Unit B Topic 1 / Construction and working Principle of Pelton Wheel,
7.07 / MEC323.B2 / Unit B Topic 2 / Unit quantities and Specific speed
7.08 / MEC323.B3 / Unit B Topic 3 / Design ,Characteristics and governing ofPelton Wheel
7.09 / MEC323.C / Unit C / Hydraulic Turbines (Reaction)
7.10 / MEC323.C1 / Unit C Topic 1 / Reaction turbines: Francis and Propeller (Kaplan) turbines,
7.11 / MEC323.C2 / Unit C Topic 2 / Design and Characteristics and governing of Reaction turbines
7.12 / MEC323.C3 / Unit C Topic 3 / Draft tube, Cavitation and selection criterion
7.13 / MEC323.D / Unit D / Pumps
7.14 / MEC323.D1 / Unit D Topic 1 / Reciprocating pumps: classification, working principle, single stage and multi stage pumps, Air-vessel, Selection criterion
7.15 / MEC323.D2 / Unit D Topic 2 / Centrifugal Pumps: Velocity triangles, Euler’s Equation, single and multistage pumps, cavitation
7.16 / MEC323.D3 / Unit D Topic 3 / Testing and Performance characteristics of reciprocating and Centrifugal pumps
7.17 / MEC323.E / Unit E / Miscellaneous Hydraulic Machines
7.18 / MEC323.E1 / Unit E Topic 1 / Jet pump, , Air lift pump, Hydraulic Ram, Screw Pump
7.19 / MEC323.E2 / Unit E Topic 2 / Hydraulic press, Hydraulic crane, Hydraulic Lift, Pressure Intensifier
7.20 / MEC323.E3 / Unit E Topic 3 / Fluid Coupling & Torque Converter
7.21 / MEC323.L01 / Lab expt 1 / To estimate the Impact of jet of a fixed vane.
7.22 / MEC305.L02 / Lab expt 2 / To determine the characteristics of a Pelton wheel Turbine.
7.23 / MEC323.L03 / Lab expt 3 / To determine the characteristics of Francis Turbine
7.24 / MEC323.L04 / Lab expt 4 / To determine the characteristics of a Kaplan Turbine
7.25 / MEC323.L05 / Lab expt 5 / To determine the characteristics of a reciprocating pump.
7.26 / MEC323.L06 / Lab expt 6 / To determine the characteristics of a Hydraulic ram.
7.27 / MEC323.L07 / Lab expt 7 / To determine the characteristics of a centrifugal pump
8.1 / Course work: Weight 30%
8.11 / Attendance / None
8.12 / Homework / 10 assignments, no weight
8.13 / Quizzes / 7 best quizzes (based on assignments); 20 marks
8.14 / Lab / Evaluation of work done on each lab turn in the lab notebook and feedback fron oral quiz about the work done that day. Zero, if the student is absent. 0.75N best marks out of N such evaluations: 10 marks
8.15 / Projects / None
8.16 / Presentations / None
8.17 / Any other
8.2 / MTE / 20 marks
8.3 / End-term examination: 50 marks
9 / References
9.1 / Text book /
- Rajput R.K., Hydraulic Machines, 4th Edition, S. Chand, 2010.
9.2 / other references /
- Lal Jagdish, Hydraulic Machines, Metropolitan
- Modi and Seth, Hydraulic Machines, standard Book House
softwaretopic.informer.com/hydraulic-turbine-calculations/
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- Flowtite Hydraulic Flow calculator (Free download)
Mapping of Outcomes vs. Topics
Outcome no. →Syllabus topic↓ / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
MEC323.A / X / X / X
MEC323.A1 / X / X
MEC323.A2 / X / X
MEC323.A3 / X / X / X
MEC323.B / X / X / X / X
MEC323.B1 / X / X / X
MEC323.B2 / X / X / X
MEC323.B3 / X / X
MEC323.C / X / X / X
MEC323.C1 / X / X / X
MEC323.C2 / X / X / X
MEC323.C3 / X / X
MEC323.D / X / X
MEC323.D1 / X / X / X
MEC323.D2 / X / X / X
MEC323.D3 / X / X / X
MEC323.E / X / X / X / X
MEC323.E1 / X / X
MEC323.E2 / X / X
MEC323.E3 / X / X
MEC323.L01-L07 / X / X / X