Gradually Varied Flow in Open Channels
Dynamic equation of gradually varied flow, Surface profiles, Computation of backwater curve length and surface profiles.
Sediment Transport in Open Channels
Importance of sediment transport, Bed load and suspended load, Threshold motion of the sediment, Use of different empirical methods/formulae to estimate sediment load in ppm, Open channel bottom deformation (theory and practical aspects).
Waterpower Development
Hydroelectric power, Important terms and definitions and principal components of a hydroelectric scheme, Classification of hydel plants, Runoff plants, Storage plants, Pumped storage plants, Tidal plants, Low head, medium head and high head schemes.
Flow in Pipes
Flow through simple pipes, Compound pipes, Pipes in series and parallel, Looping and branching pipes, Analysis of network of pipes and water hammer.
Steady Incompressible Flow in Pressure Conduits
Major and minor losses, Reynold’s number and its significance, Viscous flow through circular pipes, Turbulent flow through pipes, Universal velocity distribution and Prandtil’s mixing length theory.
Reaction and Centrifugal Turbine
Types,Constructionfeatures,Operations,Specific speed.
Pumps:
Centrifugal pumps their classification, Cavitation, Draft tube, Construction features and operation and specific speed, Reciprocating pumps their classifications (single acting and double acting pumps), Acceleration head, Maximum suction lift, Use of air vessels, Specific speed.
Introduction/useofthesubject related software’s.