Czech Technical University in Prague
Faculty of Civil Engineering

Department of Hydraulics and Hydrology
Hydraulics - Advanced Course 141HACE



Lectures


1. Survey of Fundamentals of Civil Engineering- and Environmental Hydraulics. Types and regimes of flow. Fundamentals of hydrodynamics, pipe hydraulics, and open-channel hydraulics.


2. Mathematical Modelling of Liquid Flow and Navier-Stokes Equation. Integral and local characteristics of flow. Conservation of mass, momentum and energy.

3. Turbulence. Description of turbulence and turbulence characteristics. Turbulence measurements in flows. Models of turbulence.
4. Physical Modelling of Fluid Flow. Laboratory experiment. Purposes and objectives of physical modelling. Types of physical models. Dimensionless numbers.
5. Model Similitude. Similarity theory and similitude analysis. Dimensional analysis.
6. Unsteady Flow in Open Channels. Types of unsteady flow in open channels. Gradually varied flow and de Saint Venant equations. Rapidly varied flow and flow surges.
7. Unsteady Flow in Pressurized Pipes. Water hammer. Surge control.
8. Flow Structure - Velocity Distribution.  Boundary-layer theory. Laminar and turbulent boundary layer. Mixing length concept. Hydraulically smooth boundary and hydraulically rough boundary. Velocity profiles across flow depth.
9. Drag, Lift and Settling. Solid-Liquid Flow. Drag force and lift force on solid bodies. Settling velocity of solid particle. Flow and transport of solid-liquid mixtures.  
10. Non-Newtonian Flow. Rheology and rheological models. Viscometry. Rheograms and pseudo-rheograms. Pipe flow of non-Newtonian fluids and mixtures.
11. Pump-Pipeline Systems. Characteristics of pumps and pipes. Principles of centrifugal pump. Series pumps and parallel pumps. Pumping of liquids and mixtures.
12. Wastewater Hydraulics. Principles and practical applications.
13. Hydraulics of Water Structures. Hydraulic design of locks, spillways, and energy dissipators.

Contact:
prof. Dr. Ing. Václav Matou¹ek (B818)