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C5. HYDRAULICS
(KUL-code: H518 (Th); H965 (Pr))
Lecturer: BERLAMONT J.
ECTS-credit: 5 pts
Contact hours: 30 hrs. of theory/30 hrs. of practical
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of advanced mathematics
Time and place: 2nd semester, 13 sessions of 3 hours each, K.U.Leuven
Course syllabus: Lecture notes
Evaluation: Quotation on sample problems and oral exams with written preparation
Comparable handbook: French, 1985. Open channel hydraulics. Mc Graw Hill
A.L. Simon, 1976. Practical hydraulics. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
A. Chadwick and J. Morfett, 1998. Hydraulics in civil and environmental engineering,
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J.F. Douglas et al., 1995. Fluid Mechanics. Longman
M. C. Potter and D.C. Wiggert, 1997; Mechanics of Fluids, Printice Hall
R. L. Street et al, 1996. Elementary Fluid Mechanics, J. Wiley & Sons, Inc.
I. Shames. 1992. Mechanics of Fluids, McGraw Hill
R. L. Mott, 2000. Applied Fluid Mechanics, Prentice Hall
H. Chanson, 1999. The hydraulics of open channel flow, Arnold
Additional information: -
Learning objectives:
The aim of the course is to enable the students to analyze and design: (i) pipes and pipe networks; (ii) open
channels and open channel networks; and (iii) drainage canals.
Course description:
1. Review of relevant hydraulics;
2. Pipe flow: friction losses, local head losses;
3. Pipe networks (branched and looped networks):
- H. Cross, Newton Raphson, linear method; and
- (cost) optimization;
4. Pumps and pumping stations;
5. Steady flow in open prismatic channels:
- Concept of specific energy, uniform depth, critical depth;
- Water surface profiles;
- Upstream & downstream boundary conditions; and
- Determination of water surface profiles;
6. Erosion and sedimentation criteria; and
7. Design of stable (unlined) canals.
The students are trained in :
- Measurement of pump and pipe characteristics;
- Manual calculations (cfr. objectives); and
- Use of computer programs for the design of:
* pipe systems (incl. optimization);
* open channels; and
* stable unlined canals.
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