Fluid Machinery Lab.

Hydrostatic Bench

The bench was designed to study the properties of fluids in static conditions and it allows to understand and deepen a wide range of fundamental principles of hydrostatics.

Experimental Flume Flow Channel

Francis Turbine Test Rig

Francis Turbine is a reaction turbine, which was developed by English born American Engineer Sir J. B. Francis. The water enters the turbine through the outer periphery of the runner in the radial direction and leaves the runner in axial direction and hence it is called a mixed flow turbine. As the water flows to the runner, a part of pressure energy goes on changing into kinetic energy. Thus the water through the runner is under pressure. The runner is completely enclosed in a air tight casing and the casing & runner is always full of water. The main aim is to effectively understand the performance characteristics of a Francis Turbine Test Rig. The other objective is to effectively understand the construction and operation of a Francis Turbine. The turbine will be powered by a centrifugal pump, which will be driven electrically. The turbine output will be measured by a dynamometer. A water tank, piping, and other required accessories must be supplied with the test rig. Self-explanatory operating manuals will be provided with each system. Detailed theory, as well as practical exercises, will be included in the manual.

Pelton wheel Turbine Test Rig

Pelton Wheel Turbine is only impulse water turbine now in common use, named in honour of Sir L. A. Pelton (1829-1908) of California, USA. It is a tangential flow impulse turbine. The water strikes the buckets along the tangent of the runner. The energy available at the inlet of the turbine is only kinetic energy. The pressure at the inlet and outlet of the turbine is atmospheric. This turbine is used where water at high head is available.

Reciprocating Pump Test

The objective is to effectively understand the construction and operation, performance characteristics of a reciprocating pump. The unit will contain an electric motor as the drive unit. It Will have the facility for varying the motors speed to get various performance parameters for better understanding. The unit will be contain a facility to measure the power consumed. Self -explanatory operating manual will be provided with each system.Detailed theory, as well as practical exercises, will be included in the manual.

Advanced Hydrological Investigations

Experimental Flume

Centrifugal Blower Test Rig (Fixed Speed With Ac Motor)

Axial Fan Test Rig (Fixed Speed With Ac Motor)

Submersible Pump Test Rig

Centrifugal Pump Test Rig (With Variable Speed Swinging Field Dynamometer)

Gear Pump Test Rig (With Variable Speed Swinging Field Dynamometer)

Reciprocating Pump Test Rig (With Variable Speed System)

Multi Stage, Variable Speed, Series & Parallel Centrifugal Pump Test Rig

Axial Fan Test Rig (Variable Speed With Dc Motor)

Gear Pump Test Rig (With Variable Speed System)

Hydraulic Ram Test Rig

Double Stage Air Compressor Test Rig

Wind Tunnel Test Rig (Variable Speed With Ac Motor)

Centrifugal Blower Test Rig (Variable Speed With Dc Motor)

Reciprocating Pump Test Rig (With Variable Speed Swinging Field Dynamometer)

Kaplan Turbine Test Rig

Single Stage Air Compressor Test Rig

Centrifugal Pump Test Rig (With Three Prefixed Speeds)

Boundary Layer Apparatus

Centrifugal Pump Test Rig (Variable Speed System)

Reciprocating Pump Test Rig (With Three Prefixed Speeds)

Gear Pump Test Rig (With Three Prefixed Speeds)

Jet Pump Test Rig

Pelton Wheel Turbine Test Rig

FRANCIS TURBINE TEST RIG