BHARATHIYAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

KARAIKAL
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEEING
COURSE PLAN -2010
Subject: Fluid Machinery (MET 43)
Year / Section: II Mech A
Class: B.Tech

Semester: IV

Objective: To familiarize the students about fluid machineries and their applications

UNIT

II

III

LECTURE TOPICS
Introduction to fluid machines and its classification
Impact of jets on stationary blades (vertical, inclined,
curved.)
Problems on impact of jet on stationary blades
Impact of jets on moving blades (vertical, inclined,
curved.)
Problems on impact of jets on moving blades
Impact of jets on moving blades
Problems on impact of jets on moving blades
Problems on hinged plates
Unit and specific quantities
Introduction to hydraulic turbines and its classifications
Introduction to pelton wheel
Velocity triangle for pelton wheel and problems
Estimation of power and efficiency
Introduction to francis and Kaplan turbines and its velocity
triangle
Problems on francis and Kaplan turbines
Introduction to draft tube problems
General characteristics of turbines
Similarity study and cavitation in turbine
Governing of turbines
Introduction to hydraulic pumps & its classifications
Centrifugal pump and its velocity triangles
Estimation of power required and its efficiency
Problems on centrifugal pumps
General characteristics of pumps
Similarity study and cavitation in pumps
Introduction to reciprocating pumps-air vessels
Ideal and actual indicator diagram
Slip and efficiency of reciprocating pumps-problems

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Cavitation in reciprocating pumps

Classifications of air machines
Centrifugal compressor, reciprocating compressor,axial
flow compressor
Problems on above compressors
Single stage- compressor with and without clearance
Multi stage compressor with perfect inter cooling
Problems
Fans-centrifugal fans- axial flow fans-multi flow fans
Blowers
Problems on fans and blowers
General characteristics of air machines
Gear pump-vane pump-screw pump
Self priming pump-diaphragm pump-turbine pump
Jet pump- multi stage pump-rotary pump
Pneumatic pump-submersible pump
Hydraulic press, jack, accumulator,
intensifier and lift
Hydraulic coupling-torque convertor

Sl.No.
TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
AUTHOR
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Fluid machines and Hydraulic machinery R.K.Bansal
Fluid machines and Hydraulic machinery R.K. Rajput
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Hydraulics and fluid mechanics

P.N. Modi &

seth

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PUBLISHER
Lakshmi
S.Chand &
company
Standard Book
House

ASSIGNMENTS
Problems on hydraulic turbines
Problems on hydraulic pumps
Problems on compressors

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