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CE 3500 : HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING

Class Meets in ROOM 133


Monday (09:00 am to 10:30 am)
Thursday (10:30 am to 12:00 noon)

Faculty : Dr. K.B.V.N.Phanindra


TA :

Yet to be allotted

Office Hours : (Room # 64)


Tuesday (10:00 am to 01:00 pm)
Friday (10:00 am to 01:00 pm)

Course E-Mail: iithce3500@gmail.com

Pre-Requisite to CE 3500:
ID2030 (Fluid Mechanics and Rate Process)
Student is Expected to be familiar with: 1 Lecture
Basic properties of fluids

Fluid Kinematics
Fluid Dynamics

Apply Mass balance (Continuity), Momentum, and


Energy equations
Flow measurement devices

Laminar and Turbulent Flows in pipes

CE 3500 : Course Contents


1.

Hydraulics of Closed Conduits (Steady state) 3 Lectures

Analysis of flow through pipes


Energy/Head Losses in pipe flow
Pipe Systems
Pipe Networks Iterative solutions
2.

Hydraulics of Closed Conduits (Transient state) 5 Lectures

Analysis of pressure waves


Governing Equations
Surge protection devices
Surge Analysis
TWO Assignments (Overall Topics) + TWO Term Projects (Transient analysis)

CE 3500 : Course Contents


3.

Hydraulics of Open Channels 8 Lectures

Velocity and Pressure Distribution in Open Channels


Energy-Depth Relations
Uniform Flow Computations
Introduction to:
Gradually Varied Flow
Rapidly Varied Flow
TWO Assignments (Overall Topics) + ONE Term Project (Uniform Flow Computations)

CE 3500 : Course Contents


5.

Hydraulic Machines (Pumps) 4 Lectures

Types and Working of Pumps


Velocity Triangles for Centrifugal pumps
Priming and Cavitation conditions
Unit / Specific Quantities
Characteristic curves

ONE Assignment (Overall Topics) + ONE Term Project (Pump Characteristic Curves)

CE 3500 : Course Contents


6.

Hydraulic Machines (Turbines) 4 Lectures

Types and Working of Turbines


Velocity Triangles
Unit / Specific Quantities
Characteristic curves

ONE Assignment (Overall Topics) + ONE Term Project (Turbine Characteristics)

CE 3500 : Scheme of Evaluation


Assignments

20 %

(Best FIVE out of Six Assignments will be considered*)


Term Project

20 %

(Evaluated based on approach, results, and presentation)


Mid-Exam

20 %

30 %

10 %

(Open-Book Exam)
End-Exam
(Closed-Book Exam)
Attendance

CE 3500 : Text Books


Text Books:
1) Hydraulic Engineering by John A. Roberson, John J. Cassidy,
M. Hanif Chaudhry John Wiley and Sons
2) Flow in Open Channels by K. Subramanya Tata McGrawHill
3) Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines by K. Subramanya
Tata McGraw-Hill
Reference Books:
1) Fundamentals of Hydraulic Engineering Systems by
Houghtalen, Osam Khan, and Hwang Perarson Publications
2) Open Channel Hydraulics by Terry Sturm - Tata McGrawHill
3) Introduction to Fluid Mechanics by Robert W Fox and Alan T
McDonald Wiley India

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