Course detail

Hydromechanics

FSI-5HY-AAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course presents the basic theory, properties and principal equations of hydrostatics and hydrodynamics as a starting point for analysis of both elementary and advanced hydraulic machines, mechanisms, hydraulic transporting systems, ducts, waterworks, etc.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Štigler, Ph.D.

Department

Energy Institute (EÚ)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Entry knowledge

Mathematics and physics on the level of the courses passed. Basic knowledge of differential and integral calculus.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course-unit credit requirements,
presence on the excercises.Student have to obtain classification not les than E on written tasks. The date of written tasks have to be specified at the begin of semester. Attending of all laboratory excercises. Writing of treatise about accomplished measurings duering laboratory excercises.
Examination.
The goal of examination is to check the students knowledge of laws used in hydromechanics and their application in practise.
Exam has three steps
1. step: test - checks the basic theoretical knowledge from hydromechanics.
2. step: examples - checks the ability to solve some concrete examples from hydrostatics and hydrodynamics.
3. step: oral exam - this part is not compulsory. It is used for the classification finishing.


Seminars and written tasks on the tutorials.
Presence on the laboratory tutorials.

Aims

The course deals with the basic theory and methods of the modern Hydromechanics as a rudiment of all the technicals.

Knowledge of principals, terms, laws. Capability of solving of simple hydrostatic and hydrodynamic problems of ideal and viscous fluid. Knowledge of basics of fluid machines.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

1) Šob, Fr. Hydromechanika. Brno, CERN 2001
2) Fleischner, P., Hydromechanika. Brno, VUT 1981

Recommended reading

Janalík, J., Šťáva, P.,Mechanika tekutin. Ostrava, VŠB 2000

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-STI-A Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Štigler, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1.Introduction, Basic Terms and Units, characteristics of fluids.
2.Euler’s Equation of Hydrodystatic, Pascal’s Law, Static Equilibrium of Fluid in Relative
Space.
3.Hydrostatic force on surface. Buoyancy, Flotation and Stability.
4.Hydrodynamic, Introduction, Basic terms, Methods of Flow Description. Continuity Equation,
Euler’s Equation of Hydrodynamic, Bernoulli’s Equation, Momentum Equation.
5.Navier-Stokes‘ Equation, Turbulent flow, Reynold’s Equation.
6.One dimensional fluid flow in pipes. Energy Losses in Pipes. Outflow and Draining
of containers.
7.Open Channel Flow, Sharp-Crested Weirs. Outflow Through Long Pipe, Waterhammer.
8.One Dimensional Flow in Rotating Channel. Basic Energy Equation. Different Pumps
and their Description. Centrifugal Pumps, Energy, Power, Efficiency. Operating Point
of Centrifugal Pumps. Co-operation of Centrifugal Pumps.
9.Turbine, Basic types, Energy, Power, Efficiency.
10.Impulse Turbines and their Design.
11.Laminar Flow.
12.Laboratory and In Situ Measurements of Basic Parametrers.
13.Theory of Similarity, Criteria.

Exercise

18 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Štigler, Ph.D.

Syllabus

The previous lecture-related computational tasks

Computer-assisted exercise

8 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Štigler, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Experimental measuring in the laboratory