CENG
141
Fluids/Hydraulic
Engineering
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CENG
141
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Fluids/Hydraulic
Engineering
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| Date(s) | Topic (subject to change) | Assignment | Some pertinent text sections (in Gupta text, except where noted) |
| 1/10 | Fluid properties, compressibility, ideal gas law (intro slides; video) | 1.1-1.4 (Potter) | |
| 1/12 | Fluid properties, density, shear stress (last page of handout - completed) | Homework 1 | 1.4 (Potter) |
Week 1 Lab: Fluid Properties Videos |
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| 1/17 | Buoyancy, hydrostatics | 2.1-2.3 (Potter) | |
| 1/19 | Flow classification, Conservation of mass and energy in steady flow, Bernoulli equation | Homework 2 | 3.1-3.3 (Potter), 14.4, 14.4, 15.4 |
Week 2 Lab: Lab Report Writing |
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| 1/24 | Energy equation, Energy in pipe systems, HGL, EGL | 4.3, 7.5 (Potter), 12.3, 15.2 | |
| 1/26 | Momentum equation, forces on pipes | Homework 3 | 4.4 (Potter), 12.4, 15.3-15.5 |
Week 3 Lab: Conservation of Energy |
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| 1/31 | Friction losses in pipes, pipe flow solutions, minor losses, empirical solutions | 7.1, 7.5 (Potter), 15.5-15.8 | |
| 2/2 | Catch up, Review for midterm | ||
Week 4 Lab: Pipe Friction |
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| 2/7 | Midterm 1 | ||
| 2/9 | Branching pipe systems, pipes in series, parallel, pipe networks | 15.11, 15.12 | |
Week 5 Lab: No Lab |
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| 2/14 | finish up pipe systems. Pumps: types, efficiency, power | 15.21-15.25 | |
| 2/16 | Pump characteristic curves, pump selection, pumps in systems, operating point, specific speed. | 15.28-15.32 | |
Week 6 Lab: Conducting Research in Hydraulics |
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| 2/21 | Cavitation, NPSH, pumps in series and parallel. Affinity laws. | 7.6 (Potter), 14.1-14.3, 14.6 | |
| 2/23 | Open channel flow: energy-momentum, Manning's, Chezy's equations | ||
Week 7 Lab: Pump Curves and Cavitation |
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| 2/28 | Flow measurement, compound open channels, circular pipes not flowing full (sewers), specific energy, critical flow; Vertical flow profiles | 13.7, 14.4, 14.5 | |
| 3/2 | Waves, open channel transitions, gates, weirs, contractions, Flow control, hydraulic jump | 13.4-13.6, 14.15 | |
Week 8 Lab: Flow & Measurement |
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| 3/7 | Midterm 2 | ||
| 3/9 | gates, weirs, contractions, Flow control, hydraulic jump | 13.4-13.6, 14.15 | |
Week 9 Lab: Energy and Momentum in Open Channel Flow |
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| 3/14 | Water surface profiles, gradually varied flow | 14.12, 14.13 | |
| 3/16 | Clean up, review for Final Exam | ||
Week 10 Lab: No Lab |
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| TBD | Final Exam | ||