Hydraulics

- Hydrostatics ( Fundamental Principles of Hydrostatics, the concept of buoyant force, Archimedes’ Principle)

- Fluid dynamics (streamlines, trajectories, emission lines, flow rate, Reynolds number, laminar flow, turbulent flow)

- Hydrodynamics of ideal fluids (conservation of mass, conservation of energy with Bernoulli’s theorem, case studies: Mariotte’s vase, draining a reservoir, Pitot tube, Venturi tube)

- Hydrodynamics of real fluids ( causes of pressure drops and estimation of linear and singular pressure drops; generalized Bernoulli's theorem accounting for pressure drops)

- Hydraulic machines (pump operation, H(Q) characteristics, operating point)

- Free-surface hydraulics (hydraulic characteristics, Manning-Strickler formula, weir formula, calibration curves)

Hourly volumes:

CM: 10 a.m.

TD: 10:00 a.m.

Practical Training: 4:00 p.m.

Provide the theoretical foundations of hydraulics. Provide the tools to solve common problems involving: calculating pressures and head losses in pipes for sizing purposes, selecting pumps, and calculating flow rates in open or closed pipes. Introduce the basics of free-surface hydraulics.

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- 100% CC, broken down as follows:

- 1 graded tutorial

- Oral presentation of the methods and results of the lab work at the hydraulic test facility

- Written exam covering the entire course, tutorials, lab sessions, and fieldwork

• Brief descriptions of the lab sessions and the number of hours associated with each session

- Lab exercises at the Supagro hydraulic test facility (small channel, large channel, effect of slope on flow rate and water level, flow under head in pipes of various diameters and materials, flow rate measurement using a current meter, determination of pump characteristics)

- know how to apply the fundamental principle of hydrostatics to determine the pressure of a fluid at rest.

- know how to determine the magnitude and point of application of a thrust

- know how to apply Bernoulli's theorem in the case of an ideal fluid and in the case of a real fluid

- know how to determine pressure drops during flow under load in a pipe

- know how to select a pump based on its specifications and the hydraulic system in which it will be used

- know how to perform all the steps involved in sizing a water distribution system (in the case of a simple branched system)

- know how to measure flow rate using a flowmeter (point-by-point method)