Educational guide 2024_25
Escola de Enxeñaría Industrial
Máster Universitario en Enxeñaría Industrial
 Subjects
  Hydraulic Machines
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1. Introduction General theory of the design of hydraulic Machines
2. Design of turbopumps 1. Design of radial or centrifugal turbopumps
2. Design of axial and diagonal turbopumps
3. Constitutive elements of turbopumps
4. Selection and regulation of pumps
3. Design of turbines of action and reaction Turbines of action:
1. Project of turbines. Pelton
Turbines of reaction:
2. Project of axial turbines. Kaplan
3. Project of radial turbines. Francis
4. Constitutive elements of hydraulic turbines
5. Hydroelectric plants
4. Compound turbomachines. Hydrodynamic transmissions 1. Classification
2. General theory
3. Turbocouplings
4. Turbocouplings with variators of speed
5. Torque converters
6. Multiple hydraulic transmissions
7. Hydrodynamic brake
5. Design and selection of pneumatic elements Design of Pneumatic Machines of Positive Displacement:
Compressors, motors and linear actuators
6. Design and selection of hydraulic elements Design of hydraulic valves : Valves and elements of control, constitutive of the hydraulic circuits

Design of elements of hydraulic: Design of Auxiliary Elements of the Hydraulic systems
Practices 1. Design of hydraulic Machine through CFD. Software: Fluent

2. Visit to company/ies related with the sector. It will depend on the availability of the companies.
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