Fluid Machinery Syllabus — Government College of Engineering and Tech…
Full syllabus, topics and curated resources for Fluid Machinery (Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu).
Impulse and reaction turbines, principles of similarity for water turbines, rotodynamic and positive displacement pumps and hydraulic systems, and air compressors
- Subject code: MET-5501
- University: Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Course: BE (2022 onwards)
- Branch: ME
- Semester: 5
Fluid Machinery syllabus
Unit 1: Jets and Impulse Turbines
- Force Due to a Jet on a Curved Plate
- Velocity Diagram for Axial and Radial Flow Turbine Blades
- Work Output and Efficiency
- Pelton Turbine — Main Components
- Mean Diameter, Jet Ratio and Minimum Number of Buckets
- Work Done, Power Developed and Turbine Efficiencies
- Governing of Impulse Turbines
Unit 2: Reaction Turbines
- Reaction Turbine — Introduction
- Francis Turbine — Main Components and Spiral Casing
- Francis Runner Types and Runner Blades
- Kaplan Turbine — Velocity Diagram, Power and Efficiency
- Draft Tube and Cavitation Factor
- Governing of Reaction Turbines
- Principles of Similarity
- Performance Characteristics and Selection of Water Turbines
- Hydro-Electric Power Plants
Unit 3: Pumps and Hydraulic Systems
- Rotodynamic Pumps and Classification
- Centrifugal Pumps
- Propeller and Mixed Flow Pumps
- Positive Displacement Pumps — Reciprocating Pump
- Indicator Diagram, Friction and Acceleration Effects
- Theory of Air Vessel
- Hydraulic Systems and Power Transmission Devices
- Gear Pump, Vane Pump and Screw Pump
- Pressure Intensifier
- Hydraulic Coupling, Torque Converter and Dynamometer