Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University Civil Engineering Department Hydraulic Laboratory
Hydraulic Laboratory was established in 28.12.2016 to carry out physical modelling applications of water structures such as dams and related art structures, belonging to hydraulic engineering works intended for undergraduate students’ education. In the laboratory, there are one 5-meters open channel, one volumetric water tank, and one frictional loses in pipe systems test instruments.
5-meter channel is commonly used for modelling open channel and river streams. By means of spillway, energy dispersion block, dam gate and vent accessories that can be added channel, hydraulic jump and behaviour of flow in river and flow regimes can be expressed visually to undergraduate students.
Volumetric water tank recirculates the water in the experimental apparatus described below with the aid of submersible pump existing in its structure as well as open channel modelling can be executed with the different designed accessories. Flow provided system by pump can be measured by liter indicator and chronometer which take part on the volumetric tank.
The pipe systems fed by volumetric water tank pump is connected with different elbow types in this experimental apparatus. Sudden contraction and expansion exist in the pipe systems and pressure heads can be measured at different points of the system. Energy losses in the pipe systems can be expressed visually to undergraduate students with the overall contraction and expansion in the pipes and elbow structures.
Friction losses that occurs by passing through water in extremely small brass tube can be illustrated to undergraduate students with this experimental apparatus. Friction losses that can be took place in cases of laminar and turbulent flow in the brass tube can be compared with its theoretical values and Reynolds number can be calculated at the transition point from laminar flow to turbulent flow.
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