COURSE OBJECTIVES HYDRAULIC MACHINES AND HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER PLANT

After reading this course

Students will be able to know about Eulers turbine equation. Students will be able to know principles of similarity applied to hydraulic machines. Students will be able to calculate non dimensional specific speeds of hydraulic machines. Students will be able to do classification of turbines on the basis of non dimensional specific speed. Students will be able to know about unit and specific quantities. Students will be able to acquire the knowledge of impulse momentum principle. Students will be able to know about the force exerted by the jet on stationary flat, curved, moving plate and moving curved vanes. Students will be able to do the classification of various types of turbines. Students will be able to know about the construction and working of impulse, pelton wheel turbine etc. Students will be able to calculate the work done head efficiency and also the design aspects. Students will be able to do know about the governing of impulse turbines. Students will be able to do know about construction and working of radial floe reaction turbine and Francis turbine. Students will be able to do calculate the work done efficiency and design aspects of these turbines. Students will be able to do know about the construction and working of propeller and Kaplan turbine, bulb or tabular turbine. Students will be able to acquire the knowledge of draft tube and governing of reaction turbine. Students will be able to calculate the performance characteristics. And also do comparison of all these turbines.

Students will be able to know the cavitations phenomenon in hydraulic machines. Students will be able to do classification and also know about the component and working if single and double acting pumps. Students will be able to calculate the work done and power required, coefficient of discharge power indicator diagram and sleep. Students will be able to calculate the effect of friction and also know about the acceleration theory of air vessels. Students will be able to do know about the hydraulic accumulator, intensifier, press and hydraulic Crane. Students will be able to do know about hydraulic lift, ram, coupling, torque convertor, air lift pump and jet pump. Students will be able to do know about the advantages and disadvantage ad of water power. Students will have the knowledge of selection of side for HEPP. Students will be able to acquire the knowledge of hydrological cycle and hydro graphs and essential elements of HEPP. Students will be able to do know about the types of damps, conduits, spell ways and surge tanks. Students will be able to do the classification of HEPP (major, mini and micro) power plants. Students will be able to have the present scenario of power plants in Rajasthan in India. Students will be able to carry out the selection of plants require of the particular reason.