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Equipment

Application

Circular Orifice Apparatus

To study flow through orifices and determine coefficients of discharge,

velocity andcontraction for a circular orifice

Pelton Wheel Turbine

To study hydraulic performance and obtain characteristic curves for a Pelton

turbine

Centrifugal Water Pump

To establish the head-discharge characteristic for a centrifugal pump.

Series & Parallel pumps

To study the effects of having pumps in series or parallel

Flow Measuring Apparatus

To determine the coefficients of discharge and obtain calibration curves for a

venturi meter and orificemeter and determine head losses

Pipe Friction Apparatus

To study laminar and turbulent flow in pipes to determine variation of friction

factor withReynolds number

Energy losses in pipe networks

To study the loss of energy in pipe networks due to bends, expansions and

contractions

Hydrostatic Pressure Apparatus

To determine the centre of pressure of fully and partially submerged plane

surfaces

Pressure Gauge

To calibrate a Bourdon pressure gauge

V-Notch

To study flow through notches and determine the coefficient of discharge for a

V-notch

Pontoon Apparatus

To determine the metacentric height and the metacentre of a floating vessel

Forced Vortex Apparatus

To study the characteristics of forced vortex motion

Infiltrometer

To measure in-situ the infiltration rate of soils

Open Channel Flow- tilting Flume

To study the characteristics of open channel flow

Ground Water Flow Analysis

ÌýTo determine the distribution of ground water head and flow in aquifers

HEC-RAS

To model and study a river reach and its flood plain

WaterCAD Software

To model water distribution

CulvertMaster Software

To analyse and design culverts

Hydraulic Ram Pumps

For water supply and irrigation system

Pump/Turbine Apparatus

To study performance characteristics with direct computer generated output

Mike – 11, 21BN, 21NSW

To model open channel flow, break waters and sea waves as well as near shore

waves respectively