DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

COURSE PLAN

Course : B.E. Subject Code : CE6403

Staff Name : Mr.P.Ponkarthikeyan, Mr.N.Jegan Durai & Mr.V.Venkatraman
Subject Name: Applied Hydraulic Engineering
Class : II year Civil A & B Academic year: 2015-16 Even semester

COURSE OBJECTIVES

To know the basic types of open channel flow and various hydraulic engineering problems related to
1.
Uniform flow in open channels.
2. To determine the profile classifications of flow for Gradually Varied Flow in open channels.
3. To apply the basic equations for Rapidly Varied Flow in open channels.
4. To classify and design the hydraulic parameters of Turbines.
5. To design the hydraulic parameters of Pumps.

COURSE OUTCOME

At the end of the course, Students are able to

1. Explain the types of Open channel flow.

2. Design the most economical section for uniform flow.
3. Determine the flow profile for Gradually Varied Flow.
4. Apply the energy and momentum equation for Rapidly Varied Flow.
5. Design the hydraulic jump.
6. Classify the various Turbines and design their hydraulic parameters.
7. Understand the working principle of Pumps and design their hydraulic parameters.

Text Book T1:

1. "Flow in open channels ", by Subramanya K., Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2000.

Reference Book R1:

1. "Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines", by Bansal , Laxmi Publications, New Delhi, 2008.
 L:3; T:1; P:0; C:4

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Topic Name prerequisite for the students if

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Web Introduction about the Hydraulic

Overall introduction - Board 1 1
Material machines and Open channel flow
UNIT IV TURBINES (12 hrs)
1. Impact of Jet on vanes R1 818-850 Board 1 2 Effect of jet of water on the turbine
R1 853&856 Board 1 3 Classification based on various
2. Turbines Classification
& OHP criteria
Reaction turbines - Francis R1 895-903 Board 1 4 Details of Reaction and Francis
3.
turbine Turbine
4. Tutorial 1 5
R1 877-895, Board 2 7 Details of Radial flow turbine
Radial flow turbines, draft tube
5. 915-920 Application of draft tube and
and cavitation
cavitation
6. Tutorial 1 8
Propeller and Kaplan turbines - R1 903-915 Board 2 10 Details of Propeller and Kaplan
7.
Impulse turbine turbines
Performance of turbine - R1 920-927 Board 1 11
8. Application of Specific energy
Specific speed
9. Tutorial 1 12
Web 1 13 Discussion on Runaway speed and
10. Runaway speed - Similarity laws
material similarity laws
UNIT V PUMPS (12 hrs)
Centrifugal pumps - Minimum Discussion about Centrifugal
1. R1 945-969 Board 1 14
speed to start the pump pumps
2. NPSH - Cavitations in pumps R1 978-987 Board 1 15 Details of cavitations
Operating characteristics - Purpose and Application of
3. R1 968-971 Board 1 16
Multistage pumps Multistage pumps
4. Tutorial 1 17
Reciprocating pumps - Negative Details of Reciprocating pumps
5. R1 995-997 Board 1 18
slip Reason for Negative slip
6. Flow separation conditions R1 997-1003 Board 1 19 Conditions of flow separation
7. Tutorial 1 20
Air vessels, indicator diagrams 1003-
8. R1 Board 2 22 Discussions about indicator
and its variations 1026
diagrams with and without
1026-
9. Savings in work done R1 Board 1 23 acceleration
1036
10. Tutorial 1 24
1066- Working principle of Rotary and
11. Rotary pumps: Gear pump. R1 Board 1 25
1067 Gear pumps
UNIT I UNIFORM FLOW (12 hrs)
Definition and differences T1 88-90 Board 1 26
Comparisons of pipe flow with
1. between pipe flow and open
Open channel flow
channel flow
Types of Flow - Properties of T1 2-5, Web Board 1 27 Different types and properties of
2. material & OHP
open channel Open channel flow
Fundamental equations - T1 6-9 Board 1 28
Distribution of velocity in open
3. Velocity distribution in open
channel flow
channel
Steady uniform flow: Chezys T1 85-91 Board 2 30 Applications of Chezys and
4.
equation, Manning equation Mannings formula
5. Tutorial 1 31
 Best hydraulic sections for T1 119-123 Board 1 32 Discussion about most economical
6.
uniform flow section
Computation in Uniform Flow - T1 41-46 Board 2 34
Details of specific energy and
7. Specific energy and specific
specific force
force
8. Tutorial 1 35
T1 46-66 Board 1 36
9. Critical depth and velocity Importance of critical condition
10. Tutorial 1 37
UNIT II GRADUALLY VARIED FLOW (12hrs)
Dynamic equations of gradually T1 157-160 Board 2 39 Derivation of dynamic equation of
1.
varied and spatially varied flows GVF and SVF
Water surface flow profile T1 160-169 Board 2 41
2. classifications: Hydraulic Slope, Classifications of various slopes
Hydraulic Curve
3. Tutorial 1 42
Profile determination by T1 203-207 Board 2 44
4. Numerical method: Direct step Discussion on Direct step method
method
5. Tutorial 1 45

Standard step method, T1 207-223 Board 2 47 Discussion on Standard step

6.
Graphical method method
7. Tutorial 1 48

Applications Web Board 1 49

8. Applications of various methods
material
UNIT III RAPIDLY VARIED FLOW (12 hrs)
Application of the energy Web Board 1 50 Application of energy equation for
1.
equation for RVF material RVF
Critical depth and velocity - Web Board 2 52
2. Critical, Sub-critical and Super- material Importance of critical condition
critical flow
3. Tutorial 1 53
Application of the momentum Web Board 2 55 Application of the momentum
4.
equation for RVF material equation for RVF
5. Tutorial 1 56
Hydraulic jumps - Types - T1 272-302 Board 2 58 Details of Hydraulic jumps and the
6.
Energy dissipation types
7. Tutorial 1 59
Surges and surge through T1 462-474 Board 2 61
8. Discussions on Surges
channel transitions
Conclusion Web 1 62 Overall conclusion about
9. material Hydraulic machines and Open
channel flow
Topic beyond Syllabus
RK method NPTEL 1 63 Computation of flow by RK
1.
method
Total 63
hrs

Time allotment Portion for cycle test

Total no. of periods allotted 60 I internal test 30%
Total no. of periods needed 63 II internal test 30%
Number of hours for which LCD projector
2 III internal test 40%
required

Assignment Topics:

1 Problems in specific energy

2 Problems in uniform flow
3 Problems in hydraulic jump
4 Problems in turbines
5 Problems in pumps
Content Beyond Syllabus:

1 Gradually varied flow computations RK method NPTELVideo

Course in-charge Chair person HOD