Course detail

Hydraulics

FAST-SR01Acad. year: 2011/2012

Steady non-uniform and unsteady continuously changing flow in open channels and pipes, filling and emptying of non-prismatic reservoirs and lock chambers. Shaft and lateral spillways, chutes, special types of hydraulic jump and design of stilling pools. Basics of model similitude in fluid mechanics. Selected chapters of object hydraulics and pressure systems hydraulics. Flow trough bridges and culverts. Flow at spillways with high submersion factor. Practical aspects of groundwater flow. Assumptions accepted for ground water flow solution, simple water intakes, simple models of flow trough earth dams. Practical measurements of selected problems during laboratory exercises.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

8

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jan Šulc, CSc.

Department

Institute of Water Structures (VST-VST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student will be possible to solve the movement of newton type fluids and in addition of unnewton types fluid. Calculations of flow including pressure conditions of flow round (through) bodies. The aim of the course is providing bases for other following specialized course of water management.

Prerequisites

Mathematics, physics, hydrology, mechanics, earth materials mechanics, statics.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1. Relative rest of fluids. Differential equation of motion of ideal and real fluid.
2. Basics of potential flow and its application.
3. Shaft overfall. Special types of overfalls, movable spillway constructions. Overflow of water with high submergence factor.
4. Hydraulic jump in non-prismatic channel. Supercritical flow in channels and spillways, aeration of water flow.
5. Free and submerged water jets, flow around bodies. Action of water flow on surfaces. Application of impulse theory.
6. Emptying of tanks, non-prismatic tanks. Filling and emptying of lock chambers.
7. Continuously changing unsteady flow. Shock waves in open channels.
8. Shock waves in pipes, direct and indirect hydraulic shock. Time slope of shock wave.
9. Pipe systems.
10. Flow in bridge profiles and culverts.
11. Some new findings in object hydraulics and pressure systems.
12. Hydraulics of wells, well systems, cuts, simple models of flow trough earth dams.
13. Dimensional analysis, basics of model similarity in fluid mechanics.
14. Flow of non-newton fluids, bigham and non-bigham matter flow.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Overview of rest and movement of newton type fluids and in addition of unnewton types fluid. Basic calculations of flow including pressure conditions of flow round (through) bodies. The course provides bases for other following specialized course of water management.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's

    branch V , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jan Šulc, CSc.

Exercise

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jan Šulc, CSc.