Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery
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The official GTU curriculum for Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery (subject code DI03000171) as prescribed for Mechatronics · Semester 3 divides the course into 4 units, covering 68 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (DI03000171)Unit 1 UNIT-I
- Fluid Properties & Pressure Measurement: Fluid properties Concept of fluid and its type
- Specific Weight
- Specific Volume
- Specific gravity
- Bulk Modulus
- Dynamic Viscosity
- Kinematic Viscosity
- Surface tension
- Vapor Pressure
- Numerical Problems
- Fluid Pressure and Measurement: Fluid pressure
- Pressure head
- Pascal’s Law with derivation
- Concept of vacuum and gauge pressure
- atmospheric pressure
- absolute pressure
- Concept of Total pressure and center of pressure (No derivation) on a vertical immersed body
- Pressure Measuring Devices
- Numerical problems on Manometers. 08 17.7
Unit 2 Unit-II
- Fluid Flow and Measurement: Fluid Flow Stream line
- Streak line
- Path line and Stream tube
- Types of fluid flow
- Continuity & Momentum Equation
- Bernoulli's theorem and its derivation from energy and Euler’s equation
- Numerical problems
- Fluid Flow Measurement: Principle of operation of Venturimeter
- Orifice meter (no derivation), and Pitot tube
- Concept of Rotameter
- Hydraulic coefficients
- Flow Through Pipes: Major and Minor (concept) losses
- Reynold's experiment
- Darcy's and Chezy's equations (with derivation)
- Water hammer its cause
- effect, and remedies. 15 33.3
Unit 3 Unit-III
- Impact of Jet: Impact of jet on vertical flat and curved plate (Fixed
- Moving and Series)
- Impact of jet on curved vanes with special reference to turbines & pumps
- Simple Numerical problems on work done and efficiency. 07 15.7
Unit 4 Unit-IV
- Hydraulic Machines: Hydraulic Turbine Layout of hydroelectric power plant
- Features of hydroelectric power plant
- Heads and efficiencies of turbine
- Classification of hydraulic turbines
- Construction and working principle of Pelton wheel
- Francis and Kaplan turbines
- Draft tubes – types and construction
- Selection of turbine based on head
- specific speed and discharge available
- Specific 15 33.3 Program Name: Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Mechanical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering (CAD/CAM) Course / Subject Code: DI03000171 Course / Subject Name: Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery speed
- Work done
- efficiency of turbine
- Numerical problems
- Concept of cavitation in turbines
- Pumps: Function
- classification and application of pump
- Heads and efficiencies of pump
- Construction and working of centrifugal pump
- types of casings and impellers
- Concept of multistage
- Priming and its methods
- Minimum suction depth
- Construction and working of single and double acting reciprocating pump
- Air vessel
- Overall efficiency
- Power required
- Concept of Slip
- Negative slip
- Cavitation and separation
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