JNTUH B.Tech 2nd year Fluid Mechanics and Open Channel Hydraulics Engineering gives you detail information about Fluid Mechanics and Open Channel Hydraulics Engineering subject.<\/p>\n
Objective<\/strong>: To enable the students to design efficient water conveyance systems like canals, channels and pipes\u00a0from places of origin to delivery points by acquiring knowledge on the principles of mechanics of fluids, water Unit \u2013 I<\/strong>:\u00a0Fluids-definitions-classification-properties, dimensions. Fluid pressure\u2013introduction\u2013 Measurement of fluid\u00a0pressure\u2013peizometer tube manometry\u2013types of manometers. Mechanical gauges-Bourdon\u2019s tube pressure\u00a0gauge-Diaphragm pressure gauge\u2013Dead weight pressure gauge. Fluid Static force on submerged surfaces\u2013\u00a0Total force on horizontal, vertical and inclined surfaces. Center of pressure of an inclined immersed surfaceCentre\u00a0of pressure of a composite section. Pressure on a curved surface and its applications. Kinematics of fluid Unit \u2013II:<\/strong>\u00a0Boundary layer theory- Thickness of Boundary layer, Thickness of Boundary layer in a laminar flow, Thickness of\u00a0Boundary layer in a turbulent flow, Prandtl\u2019s Experiment of Boundary Layer separation. Dynamics of fluid flow \u2013Various forms of energy in fluid flow, frictional loss, general equation. Bernoulli\u2019s theorem, Euler\u2019s equation of\u00a0motion. Practical applications of Bernoulli\u2019s theorem, Verturimeter, pitot tube, Orifice meter.<\/p>\n Unit \u2013 III<\/strong>:\u00a0Buoyancy of flotation \u2013 metacentric height. Flow through orifices (Measurement of Discharge) \u2013 Types of\u00a0orifices, Jet of water, vena contracta, Hydraulic coefficients, Experimental Method for Hydraulic Coefficients, \u00a0Discharge through a rectangular orifice. Flow through Orifices (Measurement of Time) \u2013 Time of Emptying a\u00a0square, rectangular or circular tank through an orifice at its bottom, time of emptying a hemispherical tank\u00a0through an orifice at its bottom. Time of emptying a circular horizontal tank through an orifice at its bottom. Time\u00a0of emptying a tank of variable cross-section through an orifice. Flow through Mouthpieces \u2013 Types of\u00a0Mouthpieces \u2013 Loss of Head of a liquid flowing in a pipe, Discharge through a Mouthpiece. Flow over Notches Types\u00a0of notches, Discharge over a Rectangular Notch, Triangular Notch, Stepped Notch. Time of emptying a\u00a0tank over a Rectangular Notch, Triangular Notch. Flow over weirs \u2013 Types of weirs, Discharge over a weir,\u00a0Francis\u2019s formula for Discharge over a Rectangular weir (Effect of End Contractions), Bazin\u2019s formula for\u00a0Discharge over a rectangular weir, velocity of approach, Determination of Velocity of Approach.<\/p>\n
\nmeasurement and regulation and open channel hydraulic principles.<\/p>\n
\nflow\u2013 introduction \u2013 continuity of fluid flow \u2013 Types of flow lines.<\/p>\n