Newcastle University

Introduction to Practical Hydraulics

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This course is a simple and accessible introduction to hydraulics and how it can be used to solve environmental engineering problems, such as sewer design and pump selection.

It is suitable for those with no prior exposure to the field, and a refresher for those who have studied hydraulics, but have not had much experience of simple hydraulic problem solving.

A simple and unthreatening introduction into hydraulics and how it can be used to solve problems, the course is suitable for those with no prior exposure to the field and refresher for those who perhaps have studied hydraulics but not had much exposure to simple hydraulic problem solving.

Upon completion of the course, delegates will:

• understand the governing precepts of hydraulics, and have an awareness of the more advanced tools applicable to hydraulic design in the water sector;
• be able to design simple pipe and open channel systems and to be able to select and operate pumps correctly.

Course Outline

Conceptual basics: Statics, the conservation of mass and energy (Bernoulli's equation), ideal and non-ideal flow Reynolds number. Pipe Flow: Empirical and theoretical equations, simple pipes, branched networks, circular networks, flow measurement. Open channel flow; Mannings equation and transport of solids, the design of simple sewers and drainage networks adn flow measurement. Pumps. Pump types, optimal selection and management. An introduction to contemporary tools in hydraulic, network optimisation, computational fluid dynamics.

Presenters

School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences

• Prof Tom Curtis (Course Leader)
• Prof David Graham

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