Course detail

Hydraulics and Hydrology

FAST-0R2Acad. year: 2018/2019

Hydraulics: Basics of fluid statics – properties of fluids, pressure in a fluid at rest, hydrostatic forces on plain and curved surface, floatation. Basics of hydrodynamics – continuity and momentum equation, Bernoulli equation for the ideal and real fluid, water flow in pressure pipeline systems (laminar and turbulent flow, loss of energy due friction and local losses, pump design) and with a free surface, in open channel flow and flow over hydraulic structures (bridges, culverts, spills, connection of water level in two pools.Basics of groundwater flow (Darcys formula, filtration velocity, filtration coefficient, Dupuit theorem, groundwater flow in surrounding of a well)Hydrology:Occurrence of water and water cycle: hydrological balance, precipitation, evaporation, surface runoff, maximum and minimum discharges, M-day and N-year discharges, runoff from a small catchment

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Vlastimil Stara, CSc.

Department

Institute of Water Structures (VST-VST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Basics of differential and integral calculus, basics of physics of behaviour and properties of fluids

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1.-2. Hydraulics, fluid properties, hydrostatic, pressure forces on plane and curved surfaces, floatation.
3. Hydrodynamics, continuity and momentum equation, Bernoulli equation, application of impulse theorem.
4.-5. Water flow in pressure pipeline systems, laminar and turbulent flow. Calculation of hydraulic long and short pipes and combined pipes. Inverted siphon, sucker, pump design.
6.-7. Steady uniform flow with free surface in open channels. Energetic head of profile. Critical flow. Supercritical and subcritical flow.
8. Overflow of water on overfalls. Orifice discharge and overfalls with reservoirs.
9. Hydraulic jump with bottom regime. Connection of water surface of two pools, design of rectangle stilling basin.
10. Hydraulic computation of typical communication objects, bridges and culverts.
11. Basics of groundwater flow (Darcy’s formula, filtration velocity, filtration coefficient, Dupuit theorem, groundwater flow in surrounding of a well)
12. Hydrology: occurrence of water and water cycle, hydrological balance, definition and characteristics of watershed, precipitation, evaporation, measurement of hydrological variables.
13. Water courses and their characteristics. Surface runoff from watershed and its determination.
14. Flow regimes in open channels. Maximum and minimum discharges, M-day and N-year discharges, winter regime, influence on runoff regime, influence of reservoirs on regulation of outflow from watershed, etc.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course will procided students with basic information on behaviour and actions of fluids, on phenomenons generated by water flow in pressure systems and in openchannels. Furthermore, students get information on water occurance and circule in nature and on measurement of paramenters describing qualitative and quantitative properties of water.

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

J.Jandora, V.Stara, M.Starý: Hydraulika a hydrologie. CERM, s.r.o. Brno 2002

Recommended reading

Kunštátský,I, Patočka,C.: Základy hydrauliky a hydrologie. SNTL Praha 1966

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Vlastimil Stara, CSc.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Vlastimil Stara, CSc.