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Author:   Shesha M. N. Prakash
Publisher:   Prentice-Hall of India Pvt.Ltd
Imprint:   Prentice-Hall of India Pvt.Ltd
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9788120341845

ISBN 10:   8120341848
Pages:   152
Publication Date:   March 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contents; Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Experiments; 1. Calibration of Collecting Tank (Gravimetric and Volumetric Method); 2. Calibration of Pressure Gauges (Dead Weight Method); 3. Flow Through a Variable Area Duct; 4. Calibration of Notches; 5. Calibration of Weirs; 6. Calibration of Venturiflume; 7. Calibration of Venturimeter; 8. Calibration of a Rotameter; 9. Determination of Friction Factor in Pipes; 10. Hydraulic Coefficient of an Orifice; 11. Impact of Jet on Vanes; 12. Performance Test on Centrifugal Pump; 13. Determination of Minor Losses in Pipes due to Sudden Enlargement and Sudden Contraction; 14. Performance Test on Reciprocating Pump; 15. Performance Test on Pelton Wheel; 16. Performance Test on Francis Turbine; 17. Performance Test on Kaplan Turbine; 18. Characteristic Curves of a Turbine Viva-Voce; Questions and Answers.

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M. N. SHESHA PRAKASH, Ph.D., is Vice Principal and Professor of Civil Engineering, Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mysore. Earlier, he served as a Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering, Shimoga. He has over twenty-five years of teaching experience. He obtained his postgraduate degree in Hydraulics and Water Resources with First rank and Gold medal from Mysore University. He has published over 150 technical papers in reputed international and national journals, and presented several papers at international and national conferences. Dr. Shesha Prakash has not only taught civil engineering subjects but also computer subjects like CAD, C and C Graphics, C++, OOPS, etc. He has also designed several software.

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