Hydraulic & Fluid Mechanics Lab

Hydraulic & Fluid Mechanics Lab

    • Pitot Tube Apparatus
    • Venturimeter & Orificemeter Apparatus
    • Nozzlemeter Apparatus
    • Orifice & Mouthpiece Apparatus
    • Reynold’s Apparatus
    • Metacentric Height of Ship Apparatus
    • Losses in Pipes due to Friction (Darcy’s Law Apparatus)
    • Losses due to pipe fittings, sudden enlargement & contraction
    • Losses in Pipes (pipes with different material)
    • Bernoulli’s Theorem Apparatus
    • Rotameter Apparatus
    • Impact of Jet on vanes
    • Free & Forced Vortex Apparatus
    • Discharge over Notches
    • Free Vortex Apparatus
    • Forced Vortex Apparatus
    • Hydraulic Test Bench

    • Cavitation Characteristics of Centrifugal pump
    • Tilting Flume Apparatus
    • Centrifugal Pump Test Rig
    • Multistage Centrifugal Pump Test Rig
    • Reciprocating Pump Test Rig
    • Gear Pump Test Rig
    • Jet Pump Test Rig
    • Submersible Pump Test Rig
    • Hydraulic RAM Test Rig

    Computerized Fluid Mechanics Lab:

  • A benchtop and standalone model with computer interface is available. Complete with data acquisition system and digital sensors and meters for measurement of flow and water level. Computer interfacing with card and cable, complete user friendly Labview software for online measurement and performance analysis of various Fluid Mechanics experiments.
  • Water Hammer Test Rig [Software based] : Pipe Surge & Water Hammer Apparatus is designed to generate and visualise water hammers in pipes and to demonstrate how a surge chamber works. The pressure and level sensors are connected to a conditioning unit with USB connection for direct connection to a PC. The transient pressure waves can be analysed on the PC using the labview based software supplied.
  • Tilting Flume Apparatus [computerized model] : Closed circuit type; 6 meters long with sensors, data acquisition card and Labview based software for online measurement and performance analysis along with data logging.
  • Computerized Pelton Wheel Turbine Test Rig
  • Computerized Francis Turbine Test Rig
  • Computerized Kaplan Turbine Test Rig