Unsteady Flow Hydraulics in Pipelines and Open Channels
| Title | ΥΔΡΑΥΛΙΚΗ ΜΗ ΜΟΝΙΜΩΝ ΡΟΩΝ ΣΕ ΚΛΕΙΣΤΟΥΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΟΙΚΤΟΥΣ ΑΓΩΓ. / Unsteady Flow Hydraulics in Pipelines and Open Channels |
| Code | ΜΥΝ732 |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Agriculture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 420000896 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Class ID | 600121130
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600121130
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with basic principles of pipe flow and open channel hydraulics and of numerical analysis
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Work autonomously
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Hydraulic hammer (Description of water hammer, pressure wave propagation, speed of pressure wave propagation). Equations of unsteady flow in pipelines. Application of the method of characteristics to study unsteady flow in pipelines. Complex pipe systems. Water hammer protection (surge relief valves, air release valves, surge tanks, air chambers). Differential and integral equations governing unsteady continuous and discontinuous flow in open channels. Finite difference computational schemes for unsteady flow study in open channels. Subcritical and supercritical flow characteristic equations. Stability analysis of computational schemes. Flood wave propagation on stilling and flowing water. Flood wave propagation in dry bed channels (irrigation advance in borders and furrows).
Keywords
Hydraulic hammer, flood wave propagation, computational schemes
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Course Organization
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Student Assessment
Description
Written exams (50%) and evaluation of written assignment (50%)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Last Update
30-11-2015
