The Fluid Mechanics and Machinery Laboratory is designed to examine the properties of fluids and to conduct experiments of incompressible fluid flow. The laboratory is also equipped to conduct experiments on fluid statics, closed channel flow, centrifugal pumps and hydraulics turbines. The facilities can accommodate up to three labs running concurrently depending on the experiment involved.
This laboratory is primarily used for Fluid Mechanics, Fluid Power Engineering and Mechanical Utility Systems subjects teaching lab and the experimental apparatus have been used for demonstrations of various physics and principles involves in Fluid Mechanics and Machinery. Both Mini Projects and B.E. Final year research projects have been conducted in the laboratory.
Lab Objectives:
Students can utilize this laboratory to:
- Read Manometer and maintain them and Calibrate different gauges
- Measure hydrostatic forces and Verify the Archemedes’ Principle
- Verify the Bernoulli’s Principle and calculate different energy losses in fluid systems
- Calibrate Venturimeter, Orifice meter and Pitot Tube
- Analyze performance of Pelton Wheel (Impulse) turbines under different conditions
- Analyze performance of Francis (Reaction) turbines under different conditions
- Analyze performance of Reciprocating and Centrifugal Pump
- Interpret possibilities of energy conservation in pumping systems
Major Equipments:
- Archemedes’ Principle Apparatus
- Pressure calibration apparatus
- Bernoulli Principle apparatus
- Venturimeter
- Orifice Meter
- Friction Factor Test Rig
- Pelton Wheel Turbine Test Rig
- Francis Turbine Test Rig
- Reciprocating Pump Test Rig
- Centrifugal pump Test Rig
- Multistage Centrifugal Pump Test Rig
- Momentum Principle test Rig
- Pumps in Series and Pumps in Parallel Test Rig.
