Course detail
Experiments in Fluid Systems
FSI-MIT Acad. year: 2025/2026 Winter semester
The course presents the problem of hydraulic machine testing, model similarity, principles of measurement of basic hydraulic quantities, calibration, basic legislative for testing. Students will learn how to evaluate the characteristics of hydraulic machines.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
4
Supervisor
Department
Entry knowledge
Basics in hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, thermo mechanics
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Evaluation of the project reports, theoretically knowledge
Seminars and written tasks on the excercises
Aims
The goal of the course is to show the students experimental and measurement methods used in the branch of hydraulic machines and evaluation of the characteristics of hydraulic machines.
Theoretical and practical knowledge of the experimental work and numerical interpretation of measurement and evaluation of characteristics
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-SUE-P: Computational Simulations for Sustainable Energy, Master's, compulsory-optional
Programme N-ETI-P: Power and Thermo-fluid Engineering, Master's
specialization FLI: Fluid Engineering, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
13 hours, optionally
Syllabus
1. Model similarity
2. The specific energy determination
3. Velocity, discharge, pressure, revolutions, torsional moment measurement
4. Measured signals analysis
5. The pump characteristic evaluation
6. Francis turbine characteristic evaluation
7. Kaplan turbine characteristic evaluation
8. Pelton turbine characteristic evaluation
9. The cavitation characteristic measurement and evaluation
10. Excursion
11. Excursion
Laboratory exercise
39 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Model similarity 2. The specific energy determination 3. Velocity, discharge, pressure, revolutions, torsional moment measurement 4. Measured signals analysis 5. The pump characteristic evaluation 6. Francis turbine characteristic evaluation 7. Kaplan turbine characteristic evaluation 8. Pelton turbine characteristic evaluation 9. The cavitation characteristic measurement and evaluation 10. Excursion