IMPULSE TURBINES (08 Hours)
Working principle, the impact of jet on vanes, construction details of Pelton wheel, classification, Specific speed, velocity triangles, various losses, performance characteristics curves, governing of impulse turbine, unit quantities, and specific quantities.
REACTION TURBINES (07 Hours)
Working principle, construction details of Francis & Kaplan turbine, draft tube theory, cavitations, performance characteristic curves, governing of a reaction turbine, Unit quantities & Specific quantities.
FLOW OVER THE IMMERSED BODIES (05 Hours)
Introduction, lift & drag, the concept of streamline bodies & bluff bodies, flow over cylinder & aerofoil.
FANS AND BLOWERS (05 Hours)
Construction details, governing equation, losses, performance curves.
PUMPS (12 Hours)
Classification of different type of pump, the principle of dynamic action & positive displacement type of pump, various parts of centrifugal pump & their function, theoretical analysis of energy transfer between fluid & rotor, losses, various efficiencies of the pump, performance characteristics, matching of pump & system characteristics, model analysis of centrifugal pump & specific speed, cavitation in pump & maximum suction lift., special purpose pumps
MISCELLANEOUS FLUID SYSTEMS (08 Hours)
Hydraulic accumulator, hydraulic intensifier, hydraulic crane, hydraulic ram, hydraulic lift, fluid coupling & torque converter.
(Total Lecture Hours: 45 + Tutorial Hrs: 15)
PRACTICALS
1. Performance test on Pelton Turbine
2. Performance test on Francis Turbine.
3. Performance test on Kaplan Turbine
4. Impact of jet on vanes
5. Performance test on centrifugal pump
6. Performance test on a gear oil pump.
7. Performance test on the jet pump
8. Performance test on the hydraulic ram
9. Cavitation in fluid machines
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
1. Som S. K., Biswas. G., “Introduction to Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machines”, McGraw Hill, 2006.
2. Lal Jagdish, “Hydraulic Machines”, Metropolitan, 2006.
3. Gupta Vijay and Gupta Santosh K., “Fluid Mechanics and its Applications”, New Age International, 2005.
4. Yahya S.M., “Turbines, Compressors and Fans”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2005.
5. Pillai Narayana N. and Ramakrishnan C. R. “Principles of Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machines”, Universities Press (India), 2006.
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