Lecturer in Charge : Dr.T. M. N. Wijayaratna
Technical Officer in Charge : Mr. H. W. Kumarasinghe
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Equipment |
Application |
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Circular Orifice Apparatus |
To study flow through orifices and determine coefficients of discharge, velocity andcontraction for a circular orifice |
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Pelton Wheel Turbine |
To study hydraulic performance and obtain characteristic curves for a Pelton turbine |
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Centrifugal Water Pump |
To establish the head-discharge characteristic for a centrifugal pump. |
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Series & Parallel pumps |
To study the effects of having pumps in series or parallel |
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Flow Measuring Apparatus |
To determine the coefficients of discharge and obtain calibration curves for a venturi meter and orificemeter and determine head losses |
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Pipe Friction Apparatus |
To study laminar and turbulent flow in pipes to determine variation of friction factor withReynolds number |
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Energy losses in pipe networks |
To study the loss of energy in pipe networks due to bends, expansions and contractions |
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Hydrostatic Pressure Apparatus |
To determine the centre of pressure of fully and partially submerged plane surfaces |
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Pressure Gauge |
To calibrate a Bourdon pressure gauge |
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V-Notch |
To study flow through notches and determine the coefficient of discharge for a V-notch |
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Pontoon Apparatus |
To determine the metacentric height and the metacentre of a floating vessel |
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Forced Vortex Apparatus |
To study the characteristics of forced vortex motion |
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Infiltrometer |
To measure in-situ the infiltration rate of soils |
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Open Channel Flow- tilting Flume |
To study the characteristics of open channel flow |
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Ground Water Flow Analysis |
To determine the distribution of ground water head and flow in aquifers |
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HEC-RAS |
To model and study a river reach and its flood plain |
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WaterCAD Software |
To model water distribution |
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CulvertMaster Software |
To analyse and design culverts |
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Hydraulic Ram Pumps |
For water supply and irrigation system |
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Pump/Turbine Apparatus |
To study performance characteristics with direct computer generated output |
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Mike – 11, 21BN, 21NSW |
To model open channel flow, break waters and sea waves as well as near shore waves respectively |