Lab Information

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. 

1. Verification of Bernoulli’s Theorem (CO1, CO2)

2. Experimental Determination of Force Exerted by a Jet on Flat and Curved Plates (Hemispherical Vane) (CO2)

3. Calibration of Venturimeter/Orifice Meter (CO1, CO3)

4. Determination of Friction Factor in Pipes (CO2, CO3)

5. Calibration of V-Notch and Rectangular Notch (CO3, CO4)

6. Calibration of Ogee Weir, Broad-Crested Weir and Venturiflume (CO3, CO4)

7. Performance Testing of Pelton Turbine (CO5, CO6)

8. Efficiency of Centrifugal Pump (CO5, CO6)