Hydraulic Engineering

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Free Online Course: Hydraulic Engineering provided by Swayam is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 12 weeks long. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Swayam. Hydraulic Engineering is taught by Prof. Mohammad Saud Afzal.

Overview
  • Hydraulic engineering, as a sub-discipline of civil engineering, is concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids. This course consists of the topic like viscous fluid flow, laminar and turbulent flow, boundary layer analysis, dimensional analysis, open channel flows, flow through pipes, and computational fluid dynamics. The objective of this course is to introduce various hydraulic engineering problems like open channel flows and hydraulic machines. In addition this course is a compulsory part of AICTE Civil Engineering curriculaINTENDED AUDIENCE : Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Ocean EngineeringPREREQUISITES : Basic Fluid MechanicsINDUSTRY SUPPORT : NIL

Syllabus
  • Week 1 : Basics of Fluid Mechanics 1Week 2 : Basics of Fluid Mechanics 2Week 3 : Laminar and Turbulent Fluid FlowWeek 4 : Boundary Layer AnalysisWeek 5 : Dimensional Analysis and Hydraulic SimilitudeWeek 6 : Introduction to Open Channel Flow and Uniform FlowWeek 7 : Non-Uniform Flow and Hydraulic JumpWeek 8 : Pipe flowWeek 9 : Pipe NetworksWeek 10 : Viscous Fluid FlowWeek 11 : Computational Fluid DynamicsWeek 12 : Introduction to Wave Mechanics (Inviscid Flow)