This is an introductory book on hydraulics that covers the fundamental theories (continuity, energy and momentum equations), hydrostatics, pipe flow, physical modelling (dimensional analysis and similarity), open channel flow, uniform flow, channel design, critical flow, rapidly varied flow, hydraulic jump, hydraulic structures, gradually varied flow, computation of flow profile, unsteady flow and hydraulic machinery (pump and turbine).
Content
Preface
1. Fundamentals
1.1 Properties of Fluids
1.2 Flow Description
1.3 Fundamental Laws of Physics
2. Hydrostatics
2.1 Pressure
2.2 Manometer
2.3 Pressure Force on Plane Surface
2.4 Pressure Force on Curved Surface
2.5 Flotation
3. Energy Equation
3.1 Basic Formula
3.2 Applications
4. Momentum Equation
4.1 The Principle
4.2 Applications
5. Pipe Flow
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Energy losses in pipe flow
5.3 Local losses (or Minor losses)
5.4 Grade Line
5.5 Combination of pipes
6. Physical Modelling
6.1 Background
6.2 Dimensional Analysis
6.3 Analysis of Experimental Data
6.4 Model and Similarity
7. Open Channel Flow
7.1 What is "Open Channel Flow"
7.2 Channel Geometric Properties
7.3 Calculation of Hydraulic Radius and Hydraulic Mean Depth
8. Uniform Flow
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Laminar or Turbulent Flow
8.3 Energy Loss Equations
8.4 Computation of Uniform Flow
9. Channel Design
9.1 Channel Design
9.2 Compound Channel
9.3 The Best Hydraulic Section
10. Critical Flow
10.1 Small Wave in Open Channel
10.2 Critical Flow
10.3 Critical Flow Computation
11. Rapidly Varied Flow
11.1 Sudden Transitions
11.2 Depth of Flow
11.3 Height of Hump
11.4 Specific Energy
12. Hydraulic Jump
12.1 Jump Equation
12.2 Hydraulic Jump in Rectangular Channel
12.3 Hydraulic Jump in Trapezoidal Channel
12.4 Hydraulic jump in Sloping Channel
13. Hydraulic Structures
13.1 Flumes (Venturi)
13.2 Weirs (Broad-crested weir)
13.3 Energy dissipators
13.4 Sluice Gates
14. Gradually Varied Flow
14.1 Equation of Gradually Varied Flow
14.2 Classification of Surface Profiles
14.3 Flow Profile Sketch
14.4 Flow transitions
15. Computation of Flow Profile
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Numerical integration methods
15.3 Computation Procedure through an Example
15.4 Further Computational Information
16. Unsteady Flow
16.1 Basic Types
16.2 Rapidly Varied Unsteady Flow
16.3 Gradually Varied Unsteady Flows (Saint-Venant equations)
16.4 Software packages
17. Hydraulic Machinery
17.1 Hydropower and Pumping Station
17.2 Turbines
17.3 Pump and Pipeline
