Fluid Mechanics Laboratory – Fuman Faculty of Engineering


The Fluid Mechanics Laboratory at the Fuman Faculty of Engineering is one of the most equipped laboratories in Gilan Province. The devices in this laboratory are briefly described below:

- Pressure Loss due to Friction in a Pipe: This experiment aims to investigate the pressure loss of fluid due to friction in a horizontal pipe for both laminar and turbulent flows. The results are compared with theoretical and practical outcomes.
 
- Water Hammer Device: This experiment studies the force exerted by moving fluid when it strikes obstacles. Water jets are typically used to generate mechanical work, such as in turbines. This test aims to measure the force exerted by water jets on stationary obstacles (flat surface, cone, 30-degree angle surface, or hemisphere).
 
- Pressure Loss in a Piping System: The purpose of this experiment is to determine the energy loss in a piping system due to components such as elbows, valves, bends, and other elements.
 
- Series and Parallel Pumps: This experiment is designed to study the performance of centrifugal pumps when they operate either alone or in series or parallel. Students measure the liquid flow using the pressure difference between the throat and the upstream of the venturi.
 
- Cavitation (Vaporization) Device: This experiment investigates the cavitation phenomenon (vaporization) in a fluid passing through a venturi. Cavitation occurs when a decrease in pressure or increase in temperature causes local evaporation of the liquid, forming bubbles that implode downstream, creating pressure waves that can damage machinery.

Laboratory Supervisor: Engineer Houshyar Moghim Aliabadi 
Email: haliabadi@ut.ac.ir 
Phone: 013-34915128