Hydraulic bench is a very useful apparatus in hydraulics and fluid mechanics.

It is involved
in majority of experiments to be conducted e.g. To find the value of the co-efficient of
velocity ‘Cv’, coefficient of discharge ‘Cd’, to study the characteristics of flow over notches,
to find metacentric height, to find head losses through pipes, to verify Bernoulli’s theorem
etc

Parts of Hydraulic Bench Machine:

Its parts are given below:

Centrifugal pump

It draws water from sump tank and supplies it for performing experiments.

Sump Tank

It stores water for Hydraulic bench. It is located in the bottom portion of Hydraulic
bench. Water from here is transported to other parts by using a pump. It has a capacity
of 160 liters.

Vertical pipe

It supplies water to the upper part of hydraulic bench from sump tank through a pump.

Control valve

It is used to regulate the flow in the pipe i.e. to increase or decrease the inflow of water
in the hydraulic bench.
Connecter

With the help of this we

can attach accessories
with the hydraulic
bench. Special purpose
terminations may be
connected to the pump
supply by unscrewing
connector, no hand
tools are required for
doing so. It is located in
the channel.

Channel

It is used in number of
experiments It provides
passage for water for different experiments.

Drain valve

It is used for emptying sump tank.

Side channels

They are the upper sides of the channel. They are used to attach accessories on test.
Volumetric tank

It stores water coming from channel. This tank is stepped to accommodate low or high
flow rates. It has a capacity of 46 liters.

Stilling baffle

It decreases the turbulence of water coming from channel. It is located in the volumetric
tank.

Scale & Tapping

A sight tube and scale is connected to a tapping in the base of the volumetric tank and
gives an instantaneous indication of water level.

Dump valve

It is at the base of the volumetric tank. Opening the dump valve allows the entrained
water to return to the sump tank for recycling. It is used for emptying volumetric tank. It
is located in the bottom of the volumetric tank.

Actuator

Dump valve is operated by a remote actuator, lifting actuator opens the dump valve,
when it is given a turn of 90’ it will turn the dump valve in the open position.

Over flow

It is an opening in the upper portion of the volumetric tank. It sends the water level
above 46 lits to the sump tank.
Measuring cylinder