Fluid Mechanics Laboratory detailed syllabus for Chemical Engineering (CE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the CE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Chemical Engineering 4th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit CE 4th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of fluid mechanics laboratory is as follows.
Course Objectives:
- Students should able to verify the principles studied in theory by performing the experiments in the laboratory
List of Experiments:
- Flow Measurement
- Calibration of Rotameter
- Flow through Venturimeter
- Flow through a circular Orifice
- Determination of mean velocity by Pitot tube
- Flow through a Triangular Notch
- Flow through a Rectangular Notch
- Losses in Pipes
- Determination of friction coefficient in pipes
- Determination of losses due to bends, fittings and elbows
- Pumps
- Characteristics of Centrifugal pump
- Characteristics of Submersible pump
- Characteristics of Reciprocating pump
- Hydraulic Laboratory Manual, Centre for Water Resources, Anna University, 2015.
- Modi P.N. and Seth S.M., Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics. Standard Book House. New Delhi, 2017.
- Subramanya K, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines, Tata McGraw Hill Edu. Pvt. Ltd.2011
Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course, the student is expected to
- Apply Bernoulli equation for calibration of flow measuring devices.
- Measure friction factor in pipes and compare with Moody diagram
- Determine the performance characteristics of rotodynamic pumps.
- Determine the performance characteristics of positive displacement pumps.
List of Equipments:
REQUIRED
- Rotameter – 1 no.
- Venturimeter – 1 no.
- Orificemeter – 1 no.
- Pitot tube – 1 no.
- Bernoullis theorem apparatus – 1 no.
- Triangular notch and Rectangular notch – 1 each (with a lined open channel setup)
- Coefficient of friction apparatus
- Pipe setup with bends, fittings and elbows for estimating minor losses
- Centrifugal pump, Reciprocating pump, Submersible pump, Jet pump – 1 each
- Collecting tank, Stop watch – 1 no. for each experiment
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