The course builds on the knowledge of fluid mechanics. Students will learn the principles of graphic and numerical solutions of simple and compound piping detail. Students gain new knowledge on the analysis of flow in branched and circular networks. Attention is also paid to the work of the pump in the hydraulic control system and hydro transport system.
Syllabus of lectures
1. Pumping system: arrangement, boundary conditions, parameters, determination of the specific energy needed for the transport of liquids.
2. Pipe flow, pressure losses in laminar and turbulent pipe flow, determination of friction coefficient.
3. Hydraulic calculation of simple piping, fundamentals of graphical solution, system characteristics.
4. Pipes connected in series and parallel. Piping network, basic theory of pipe network analysis.
5. Parameters and materials of pipes, hydraulic elements.
6. Classification of pumps according to the principle of energy conversion.
7. Hydrostatic pumps, principle of operation, parameters, characteristics, field of application.
8. Hydrodynamic pumps, principle of operation, parameters, properties, characteristics, basic construction, application.
9. Hydrodynamic similarity, specific speed, classification of pumps according to specific speed, operating range, type series.
10. Parallel and serial cooperation of pumps, change of operating point, determination of pump parameters.
11. Pump control, throttle control, bypass control, impeller diameter reduction, speed control.
12. Cavitation in the pump, cavitation characteristics, determination of the suction head.
13. Unsteady flow mode, water hammer and impact on the system.
14. Pumping technology in practice, design of pumping stations.
Syllabus of lectures
1. Pumping system: arrangement, boundary conditions, parameters, determination of the specific energy needed for the transport of liquids.
2. Pipe flow, pressure losses in laminar and turbulent pipe flow, determination of friction coefficient.
3. Hydraulic calculation of simple piping, fundamentals of graphical solution, system characteristics.
4. Pipes connected in series and parallel. Piping network, basic theory of pipe network analysis.
5. Parameters and materials of pipes, hydraulic elements.
6. Classification of pumps according to the principle of energy conversion.
7. Hydrostatic pumps, principle of operation, parameters, characteristics, field of application.
8. Hydrodynamic pumps, principle of operation, parameters, properties, characteristics, basic construction, application.
9. Hydrodynamic similarity, specific speed, classification of pumps according to specific speed, operating range, type series.
10. Parallel and serial cooperation of pumps, change of operating point, determination of pump parameters.
11. Pump control, throttle control, bypass control, impeller diameter reduction, speed control.
12. Cavitation in the pump, cavitation characteristics, determination of the suction head.
13. Unsteady flow mode, water hammer and impact on the system.
14. Pumping technology in practice, design of pumping stations.