Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Work planकार्य योजनाStep by step with your guide / trainer.
Hydrostatics and Fluid PropertiesFlow MeasurementFlow Through PipesHydraulic TurbinesPumps
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File, report & vivaफ़ाइल, रिपोर्ट और वाइवाPractical file / report checked, mock viva before the final one.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 21 topics
01Hydrostatics and Fluid Properties
4 topics+
- Metacentric height of a floating vessel (ship model)
- Centre of pressure on a plane surface
- Viscosity using Redwood viscometer
- Pressure measurement with manometers
02Flow Measurement
5 topics+
- Verification of Bernoulli's theorem
- Coefficient of discharge of venturimeter
- Coefficient of discharge of orificemeter
- Calibration of rectangular and V-notch
- Hydraulic coefficients of an orifice (Cc, Cv, Cd)
03Flow Through Pipes
4 topics+
- Reynolds experiment - laminar, transition and turbulent flow
- Friction factor of pipes (Darcy-Weisbach)
- Minor losses - sudden expansion, contraction, bends
- Impact of jet on flat and curved vanes
04Hydraulic Turbines
4 topics+
- Performance test on Pelton wheel
- Performance test on Francis turbine
- Performance test on Kaplan turbine
- Main and operating characteristic curves
05Pumps
4 topics+
- Characteristics of a centrifugal pump
- Performance of a reciprocating pump
- Gear pump / hydraulic ram demonstration
- Cavitation and priming
About this course
You will be able to
- Determine the metacentric height of a floating body and judge its stability
- Verify Bernoulli's theorem and find the coefficient of discharge of venturimeter, orificemeter and notches
- Identify laminar and turbulent flow with Reynolds apparatus and find pipe friction factor and minor losses
- Run performance tests on Pelton wheel and Francis turbine and plot their characteristic curves
- Test centrifugal and reciprocating pumps and find their efficiency
- Prepare a lab record with observation tables, calculations, graphs and results
Who it is for
- B.Tech Mechanical Engineering students of Semester 3 (AKTU)
- Students of other universities studying the same subject who want unit-wise coaching
What you need
- Fluid Mechanics theory of the same semester
- Basic knowledge of pressure, discharge, head and efficiency
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus does the Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machines Lab course follow?
It follows the AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow) B.Tech syllabus for Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machines Lab. If your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.
Will this help in the university examination?
Yes. Experiments are explained with aim, theory, procedure, observation table, calculation and viva questions, so you can write the lab file and face the practical exam confidently.
Is the lab practical done on real machines?
Yes. Experiments are done or demonstrated on venturimeter, notch, pipe friction, turbine and pump test rigs; where a rig is not available, the procedure is explained with real readings.
