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Introduction: Application of the
momentum and moment to flow through hydraulic machinery, euler's fundamental
equation; Classification of machines
Hydraulic
Turbines: Classification of turbines, Impulse turbine Constructional
details, velocity triangles, power and efficiency classifications, governing of
platern wheels, Reaction turbines, Francis and Kaplan turbines, constructional
details; Velocity triangles power and efficiency calculation; degree of section
draft tube cavitation.
Principles of Similarity: Unit and
specific quatities, performance characteristics of water turbines. Application
of hydrauluic turbines to hydro power turbines.
Reciprocating
Pumps: Reciprocating pump, theory, indicator disgram, slip, effect of
friction and acceleration theory of air vessel
Rotodynamic Pump:
Classification, Centrifugal pumps, Vector diagrams, Specific speed head, power
and efficiency calculations model testing performance
characteristics
Experimental determination of pump characteristics, Pump
Characteristics curves from flow versus specific speed Parallel and series
connection of pump of common pipe line, Selection of pumps, Cavitation and
abraisive wear of pumps, Non-stable operation of pump.
Miscellaneous
Hydraulic Power Transmission: Hydro-kinetic system, function, methods
of control, constant and variable delivery systems, common uses of hydrostatic
systems.
Hydro-kinetic transmission systems theory of hydraulic couplings and
torque convertors operating characteristics common uses of hydro kinetic
systems.
List of Recommended Books:-
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Engineering Fluid mechanics,
K.L.Kumar, Eurasta Publishing House (P) Ltd.
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Fluid Mechanics and Fluid POwer Engineering, D.S. Kumar, S.K.Kataria &
Sons, Nai Sarak, Delhi
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