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DESCRIPTION
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The Laboratory is located in building 409, with a total area of 290 m2.
It has several specialized areas of work like this:
- Models beach.
- Practice area with hydraulic machines.
- Classrooms.
- Offices teachers.
- The Hydraulics Laboratory works are shared with the Water Testing Laboratory where the computer room and the documentation center
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| HISTORY |
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| With 55 years of history, Hydraulics Laboratory was built based on the designs of Hydraulic Engineering and Professor Hunter Rouse. This laboratory has the facilities to carry out experiments to verify the theoretical and behaviors established in fluid mechanics and hydraulics, as well as testing and calibration of hydraulic devices. |
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| LINES OF INTEREST |
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The main activities carried out in the Hydraulics Laboratory are related to Teaching and Research:
- Hydraulics of open channels
- Hydraulic pipes.
- Fluid mechanics.
- Mathematical modeling
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| ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES |
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In the Laboratory of Hydraulics, develop academic and teaching practices and student internships, research, project assistance as Master's thesis, and Extension Service, local and national projects.
The Hydraulics Laboratory serves in teaching the following courses per semester:
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Wind tunnel |
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| SERVICES |
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The Hydraulics Laboratory is the ability to provide the following services to the community:
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Technical expertise.
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Calibrations Windlasses, Gauges, Holes, Landfills, pumps, valves and tanks.
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Facilities and Water and sanitary fixtures.
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Hydrostatic pressure testing.
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Gauging.
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Channel calibration turnstiles |
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| Calibration valve |
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Canal hydraulic jump |
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| Hydraulic Machines |
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Francis and Pelton turbines |
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| PERSONAL |
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The Laboratory also has a permanent staff consisting of:
- Coordinator: Ing. Rafael Orlando Ortiz M. I. C., M.Sc.,
- Technical operator: Raúl Bernal Olarte.
- Secretary: María Esperanza Ángel Cárdenas.
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| EQUIPMENT |
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The Hydraulics Laboratory, National University of Colombia has among others the following equipment:
- Duct parchall
- Channel variable slope
- Canal hydraulic jump
- Team compressible flow
- Team friction
- Attachments or accessories
- Free Fall Team
- Centrifugal pump
- Channel models
- Wind tunnel
- Water tunnel
- Pumps 4, 6 and 8 "
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| CONTAC |
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Building |
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409- L.H. |
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57 (1) 316 5000 Ext. 13473 |
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Fax |
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57 (1) 316 5000 Ext. 13472
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Email |
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