Educational guide 2017_18 Escola de Enxeñaría Forestal

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Subject 1	Physical properties of liquids. Concept and properties of hydrostatic pressure. Systems of measurements. Units
Subject 2.	Basic equation of the hydrostatic. Hydrostatic pressure force on flat and curved surfaces. Pressure center. Archimedes' principle
Subject 3.	Design and calculation of dikes in forest hydrology: Forces acting. Conditions of stability. Dimensioning. Design of small dams. Concrete dams and glazed masonry
Subject 4.	Current regimes. Concepts used in the definition of movement. Flow and average speed. Continuity equation. Dynamics of perfect liquids. Equation of the amount of movement in steady state. Equation of Bernouilli. Permanent movement. Graphical representation of the Bernouilli equation. Emptying time of a deposit
Subject 5.	Generalized Bernoulli equation. Loss of load. Power of liquid current in a section. Extension of the Bernouilli equation to permanent real currents. Hydraulic machines: turbines and pumps. Power of a hydraulic machine.
Subject 6.	Measurement of capacity in watercourses: Landfills. Types. Classification. General equation of expenditure. Thin wall dumps. Landfills in thick wall. Flow gauging devices in forest basins.
Subject 7.	Water transport in closed pipes. Reynolds number. Boundary layer Laminar and turbulent regimes in pipes. Continuous load losses. Darcy-Weisbach equation. Coefficient of friction. Diagram of Moody. Monomial exponential empirical formulas. Unique or secondary loss of load. Coefficients k for their estimation. Method of length of equivalent pipe.
Subject 8.	Calculation of pipelines. General conditions. Calculation of a siphon. Timbre in pipes. Simple piping in series, in parallel. Introduction to the calculation of branched pipes.
Subject 9.	Non-stationary regime of liquids in pipes. Water hammer. Description of the phenomenon. Calculation of overpressures. Close quick. Allievi's formula. Slow closing. Michaud's formula. Methods of attenuation.
Subject 10.	Hydraulic design in special pipes for irrigation. Characteristic curves of the emitters. Pipes with discrete flow distribution. Criteria and calculation for the dimensioning of a side of sprinklers. Drip irrigation ditto
Subject 11.	Lifting and discharge of liquids by hydraulic pumps I. Classification of hydraulic pumps. Centrifugal pumps. Geometric and elevation heights of elevation. Characteristic curve. Powers and yields. Loss of energy. Suction height. NPSH Factor. Non-cavitation condition.
Subject 12.	Lifting and flow of liquids using hydraulic pumps II. Characteristic curves of rotodynamic pumps at constant speed. Operating point. Couplings. Formulas of similarity. General characteristics curves at different speeds. Choice of pumps.
Subject 13.	Flow in open channels. Permanent and uniform movement. Vertical velocity distribution. Normal draft. Gradually varied permanent movement. Specific energy. Depth, speed and specific energy critical. Hydraulic overhang.
Subject 14.	Hydrological cycle. Forest action on water regulation. Physical parameters of the hydrological basin. Soil and climate. Forest action on water regulation. Hydric balance. Criteria for restoring forest hydrological degraded areas.