FLUID MECHANICS AND HYDRAULICS LABORATORY
DO’s
Be familiar with your lab assignment before you come to lab. Follow all written and verbal instructions carefully. Observe the safety alerts in the laboratory directions. If you do not understand a direction or part of a procedure, ask the teacher before proceeding. Always perform the experiment or work precisely as directed by teacher/instructor. Don’t forget to bring calculator, graph sheet and other accessories when you come to lab. Before performing experiment read instrument manual carefully. Students must stay away from the yellow strip marked around the machines/apparatus while the machine is running. Leave the lab cleaner than you found it.
DON’Ts
In the absence of instructor, no student shall be allowed to work in the laboratory. Absolutely no running, practical jokes or horseplay is allowed in the laboratories. The use of personal audio or video equipment is prohibited in the laboratory. The performance of unauthorized experiments is strictly forbidden. Do not play with valves, screws and nuts of any apparatus. Shoes must cover the entire foot. Open toed shoes and sandals are inappropriate footwear in laboratories. Make sure that all equipment is clean and returned to its original place. Don’t use mobile phones during lab hours.
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS
Verification of Bernoulli’s equation
Calibration of Venturimeter/Orifice meter
Determination of hydraulic coefficients of small vertical orifice
Calibration of triangular notch
Determination of Cd for Cipoletti notch
Determination of major losses in pipes
Determination of Cd for ogee/broad crested weir
Determination of efficiency of jet on flat and curved vanes
Determination of Cd of Venturiflume
Demo of determination of efficiency of centrifugal pump
Demo of determination of efficiency of Francis/Kaplan turbine
Demo of determination of efficiency of Pelton wheel
LAB MANUAL