Class Notes

CEE 345, Spring 2012
Part 2: Hydraulics and Open Channel Flow

Syllabus

Instructor: Professor Mark Benjamin, 335 More Hall; 543-7645, markbenj@uw.edu

Office hours: T F 3:30-4:30 Tuesday

Text: Munson et al.. Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 6th ed.

Day and Date

Topic

Reading

Assignment

M
W
Th
F

Apr 30
 May 2
3
4

Review of pipe flow: major headlosses
Minor headlosses; Pipe network principles; equivalent pipes;
Practice problems: pipes and networks
Hydrology exam

8.4, 8.5.1
8.5.2; handout

Assign #1

M

W

Th

F

7
9
10
11

Complex pipe networks; Turbomachinery: Pumps and turbines
Pump curves, cavitation

Computer lab: Software for pipe network analysis
System curves, pump scaling laws

pp.645-658
pp.658-662

pp.662-670

Assign #2

M

W

Th

F

14
16
17
18

Guest lecture: Water system modeling and pump selection
Intro to open channel flow; waves; Froude number
Review for pipe network exam; open channel practice problems

Exam on hydraulics of pipe/pump networks


10.1, 10.2

Assign #3

M

W

Th

F

21
23
24
25

Specific energy and critical flow
Manning and Chezy equations
Open channel lab

Gradually and rapidly varied flow; hydraulic jumps

10.3
10.4

10.5, 10.6.1

 

 

Assign #4

M

W

Th

F

28
30
31
Jun 1

Memorial Day Holiday
Weirs
Practice problems: Open channel flow
Guest lecture: Open channel engineering; review for final exam


10.6.2, 10.6.3

 

 

W

6

Final exam, 2:30-4:20