Fluid Mechanics - Hydraulics Lab Equipment
Steady flow in pipes
Energy losses in piping elements
Pressure losses in various pipe fittings and in the ball valve
Laminar/turbulent flow
Flow rate measurement
Bernoulli’s principle
Static pressure and total pressure distributionalong the Venturi nozzle
Methods of flow measurement
Comparison of different measuring methods and determining the flow coefficients
Determining the metacentre
Stability of floating bodies
Determining metacentre and buoyancy; rectangular frame cross-section
Floating bodies for HM 150.06
Comparison of two different frame shapes: hard chine and round bilge
Flow from tanks
Horizontal flow from a tank
Recording the trajectory of the water jet at different outlet velocities
Vertical flow from a tank
Determination of pressure losses and contraction coefficient for different outlet contours
Flow around bodies
Visualisation of streamlines
Investigation of flow around models in laminar, two-dimensional flow using ink as contrast medium
Visualisation of different flows
Visualisation of flow around bodies and flow phenomena in open channels and pipes
Jet forces
Measurement of jet forces
Demonstration of the principle of linear momentum; interchangeable deflectors with different deflection angles
Vortex formation
Hydrostatic pressure
Transient flow
Transient drainage processes in storage reservoirs
Demonstration of the function of a rainwater retention basin and a storage lake
Steady open-channel flow
Visualisation of streamlines in an open channel
Flow around various drag bodies and incident flow of weirs; ink as contrast medium
Open-channel sediment transport
Observation of bed formation; visualisation of flow with contrast medium