CE 3500 : HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING

Class Meets in ROOM 133

Monday (09:00 am to 10:30 am)

Thursday (10:30 am to 12:00 noon)

Faculty : Dr. K.B.V.N.Phanindra

TA : Yet to be allotted

Office Hours : (Room # 64)

Tuesday (10:00 am to 01:00 pm)

Friday (10:00 am to 01:00 pm)

Course E-Mail: iithce3500@gmail.com

Pre-Requisite to CE 3500:

ID2030 (Fluid Mechanics and Rate Process)

Student is Expected to be familiar with: – 1 Lecture

Basic properties of fluids

Fluid Kinematics

Fluid Dynamics

Apply Mass balance (Continuity), Momentum, and

Energy equations

Flow measurement devices

Laminar and Turbulent Flows in pipes

CE 3500 : Course Contents

1. Hydraulics of Closed Conduits (Steady state) – 3 Lectures

Analysis of flow through pipes

Energy/Head Losses in pipe flow

Pipe Systems

Pipe Networks – Iterative solutions

2. Hydraulics of Closed Conduits (Transient state) – 5 Lectures

Analysis of pressure waves

Governing Equations

Surge protection devices

Surge Analysis

TWO Assignments (Overall Topics) + TWO Term Projects (Transient analysis)

CE 3500 : Course Contents

3. Hydraulics of Open Channels – 8 Lectures

Velocity and Pressure Distribution in Open Channels

Energy-Depth Relations

Uniform Flow Computations

Introduction to:

Gradually Varied Flow

Rapidly Varied Flow

TWO Assignments (Overall Topics) + ONE Term Project (Uniform Flow Computations)

CE 3500 : Course Contents

5. Hydraulic Machines (Pumps) – 4 Lectures

Types and Working of Pumps

Velocity Triangles for Centrifugal pumps

Priming and Cavitation conditions

Unit / Specific Quantities

Characteristic curves

ONE Assignment (Overall Topics) + ONE Term Project (Pump Characteristic Curves)

CE 3500 : Course Contents

6. Hydraulic Machines (Turbines) – 4 Lectures

Types and Working of Turbines

Velocity Triangles

Unit / Specific Quantities

Characteristic curves

ONE Assignment (Overall Topics) + ONE Term Project (Turbine Characteristics)

CE 3500 : Scheme of Evaluation

Assignments 20 %

(Best FIVE out of Six Assignments will be considered*)

Term Project 20 %

(Evaluated based on approach, results, and presentation)

Mid-Exam 20 %

(Open-Book Exam)

End-Exam 30 %

(Closed-Book Exam)

Attendance 10 %

CE 3500 : Text Books

Text Books:

1) Hydraulic Engineering by John A. Roberson, John J. Cassidy, M. Hanif Chaudhry – John Wiley and Sons

2) Flow in Open Channels by K. Subramanya – Tata McGraw-Hill

3) Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines by K. Subramanya – Tata McGraw-Hill

Reference Books:

1) Fundamentals of Hydraulic Engineering Systems by Houghtalen, Osam Khan, and Hwang – Perarson Publications

2) Open Channel Hydraulics by Terry Sturm - Tata McGraw-Hill

3) Introduction to Fluid Mechanics by Robert W Fox and Alan T McDonald – Wiley India