EN3311 Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Syllabus:

EN3311 Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

 To provide hands on experience in calibration of flow meters, performance
characteristics of pumps and turbines.

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

A. FLOW MEASUREMENT
1. Bernoulli’s Experiment
2. Calibration of Rotameter
3. Flow through Orifice meter/Mouthpiece,
4. Flow through Venturi meter and Notches

B. LOSSES IN PIPES
5. Determination of friction factor in pipes.
6. Determination of minor losses

C. PUMPS
7. Characteristics of Centrifugal pumps
8. Characteristics of Gear pump
9. Characteristics of Submersible pump
10. Characteristics of Reciprocating pump

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:

On completion of the course, the student is expected to be able to
CO1 Understand and Apply the concept of Bernoulli equation in fluid flow
CO2 Calibrate the flow measuring devices in a pipe line/channel
CO3 Measure friction factor in pipes and compare with Moody diagram
CO4 Determine the performance characteristics of rotodynamic pumps.
CO5 Determine the performance characteristics of positive displacement pumps.

REFERENCES:

1. Hydraulic Laboratory Manual
2. Modi P.N. and Seth S.M., Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics. Standard Book House. New Delhi, 2017.
3. Subramanya K, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines, Tata McGraw Hill Edu. Pvt. Ltd. 2011