Hydraulics & Water Resources
Series / Parallel Pump Test Rig
This setup is used to study the performance of pumps in different configurations and to analyze flow rate, head, efficiency, and power consumption under various operating conditions.
Water Hammer and surge chamber
To study water hammer phenomena in a pipeline system and its reduction using a surge chamber.
Water hammer in pipes
The purpose of this experiment is to demonstrate and familiarize students with the water hammer effect in a pipe system.
Multipump test rig apparatus
To study the characteristics of reciprocating, peripheral, and gear pumps.
Francis Turbine
To study the performance characteristics of a Francis turbine.
Pelton Turbine
To study the performance characteristics of a Pelton wheel turbine.
Open Channel Flume
It is used to analyze both uniform and non-uniform flow, as well as gradually and rapidly varied flows, and to study sediment movement and transport for flow demonstration and research in open channels.
Rainfall Simulator
It is used to study small-scale physical processes in hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, and groundwater flow.
Bed-load transport meter
It is used for measuring the bed load of coarse sand and fine gravel.
Suspended Load Sampler
It is used to measure suspended sediment transport in rivers and other watercourses.
Flow Tracker2
The FlowTracker2 handheld Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) is a wading discharge measurement instrument. It is handheld, portable, and precise.
River Surveyor M9
The RiverSurveyor is a rugged, high-precision ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) designed for boat-mounted applications across rivers and lakes to obtain highly accurate discharge measurements and bathymetric profiles
Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) GNSS
It provides precise position capture and full tilt compensation with Trimble SurePoint technology, enabling faster and easier collection of more accurate data.
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Open Path Eddy Covariance Flux Tower
To measure the CO₂ and H₂O flux between an ecosystem and the atmosphere using the eddy-covariance technique, and to measure urban GHG emissions and concentrations.
Automatic Weather Station
An Automatic Weather Station (AWS) is a modern, integrated electronic system used to measure meteorological data collected by various sensors.
Evaporation pan
This instrument is used to measure the rate of evaporation of water into the atmosphere.
Double Ring Infiltrometer
An infiltrometer is a device used to measure the rate at which water infiltrates into soil or other porous media.
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Tensiometer
A tensiometer is used to investigate soil suction in small regimes. It is ideal for laboratory work to measure soil suction values at various depths in soil columns.
Ultrasonicator
An ultrasonicator is used to disperse colloidal suspensions.
Laminar air flow
Laminar air flow is used to provide a contaminant-free environment for culturing.
Autoclave
An autoclave is used to sterilise broth media.
Column Experiments
Column experiments are essential for understanding the fate and transport of contaminants in subsurface environments.
Inverted Research Microscope
To visualize particle transport in porous media through microfluidic experiments.
Terrameter LS
The ABEM Terrameter LS is a resistivity/IP instrument used in geological mapping, geotechnical pre-investigation, groundwater prospecting, mineral exploration, mapping and monitoring of contamination, geothermal prospecting, and sub-bottom mapping of marine environments.
Borehole Video Camera
Borehole video logging allows for the direct visual examination and verification of features on the interior walls of air- or water-filled boreholes, wells, casings, pipes, tunnels, and similar structures.
Peristaltic pump
A peristaltic pump is ideally suited for groundwater and vapor sampling from shallow wells or surface water.
Bladder pump
Bladder pumps are used for reliable, high-quality groundwater sampling, particularly for low-flow and volatile organic compound (VOC) analysis. They ensure minimal degassing and contamination by preventing drive air or gas from contacting the sample.
Packers
Pneumatic packers are used to isolate a discrete zone in a well or borehole, preventing the mixing of soil gas or groundwater at that specific depth. Subsurface investigations are then conducted solely within the isolated zone.
LI-6800P Portable Photosynthesis System
To measure CO₂ and H₂O fluxes from a leaf surface, as well as leaf-level stomatal conductance and chlorophyll.
LAI-2200C Plant Canopy Analyzer
It is used to measure leaf area index (LAI).
Workstations
This laboratory is used by M.Tech and Ph.D. students for simulation and computational research. It also serves as their workspace.