Academic Year/course:
2022/23
583 - Degree in Rural and Agri-Food Engineering
28921 - Hydraulics
Syllabus Information
Academic Year:
2022/23
Subject:
28921 - Hydraulics
Faculty / School:
201 - Escuela Politécnica Superior
Degree:
583 - Degree in Rural and Agri-Food Engineering
ECTS:
6.0
Year:
3
Semester:
First semester
Subject Type:
Compulsory
Module:
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1.1. Aims of the course
The Hydraulics subject has as its general objective that students acquire advanced knowledge in a discipline, Hydraulics, of essential mastery in professional tasks related to agricultural irrigation or hydraulic installations in the agri-food industry.
These approaches and objectives are aligned with the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda (https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/), in such a way that the acquisition of the results of Subject learning provides training and competence to contribute to some extent to its achievement:
SDG6 - Guarantee the availability of water and its sustainable management and sanitation for all.
• Target 6.4. By 2030, substantially increase the efficient use of water resources in all sectors and ensure the sustainability of freshwater withdrawals and supplies to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water shortages. Water
SDG7 - Guarantee access to affordable, secure, sustainable and modern energy for all.
• Target 7.2. By 2030, substantially increase the share of renewable energy in the pool of energy sources.
• Target 7.3. By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency.
1.2. Context and importance of this course in the degree
Thanks to the skills acquired in the subjects of Physics I and Mathematics I and II, this subject intends that students have a good knowledge of the hydraulics of the free sheet and the hydraulics of the flow under pressure, which will serve to deepen in the discipline of irrigation and drainage (in the specialties of Agricultural Exploitations and Horticulture and Gardening) or for the design and management of hydraulic installations (in the specialty of Agricultural and Food Industries).
1.3. Recommendations to take this course
It is highly recommended to have acquired the competencies of the Physics I subject related to Fluid Mechanics, as well as all the competencies of the Mathematics I and Mathematics II subjects.
Attendance at all face-to-face activities of the subject (theory, problems, laboratory practices, computer practices, field visit) is also highly recommended, since all its contents are evaluable in global tests.
2.1. Competences
Knowing, understanding and using the principles of engineering in the rural environment: hydraulics.
Understanding the basis of hydraulics in irrigation and drainage.
Applying in practice the foundations of hydraulics for irrigation and drainage.
Making basic use of hydraulics software for irrigation and drainage.
Basic management of hydraulic installations.
Applying this knowledge to their work in a professional manner and having skills that can be demonstrated by preparing and defending an argument and resolving problems within their area of study.
Compiling and interpreting relevant information (normally in their area of study) in order to express opinions that include a consideration of relevant social, scientific and ethical subjects.
2.2. Learning goals
Understand and apply the basic principles of Hydraulics, both in free sheet flow and pressure flow.
Guarantee efficient use of water resources and ensure sustainability in the extraction and supply of fresh water (this result is aligned with SDG6, target 6.4).
Achieve energy efficiency in pumping systems, through affordable, reliable and modern energy services, based on renewable energies to the extent possible (this result is aligned with SDG7, targets 7.2 and 7.3).
Design and analyze basic hydraulic installations, both free flow and pressure flow, efficiently and sustainably (this result is aligned with SDG6, target 6.4 and with SDG7, targets 7.2 and 7.3).
Basic use of hydraulic simulation computer tools.
2.3. Importance of learning goals
The planned learning results serve as a foundation for more in-depth studies of irrigation and drainage (in the special subjects of Farming or Horticulture and Gardening) or for designing and managing hydraulic installations (a specialisation in Agro-Food Industries).
In particular, the study of hydraulics must enable graduates to perform their professional work relating to capturing and transporting water, its application to a field or crop (irrigation), and drainage. Also, graduates can use the skills they have acquired to design and manage hydraulic installations in the agro-food industry.
3. Assessment (1st and 2nd call)
3.1. Assessment tasks (description of tasks, marking system and assessment criteria)
The evaluation system will consist of a global test that will be carried out in each official evaluation call. The contents to be evaluated in each global test will be all those exposed and indicated in all the face-to-face activities of the subject: theory, problems, computer practices, laboratory practices and special practices (field visit).
To pass the subject, a grade equal to or greater than five points out of ten must be obtained in a global test.
Each global test consists of a first theoretical-practical test and a second part of written practical exercises.
The theoretical-practical test will be carried out without academic material and with a non-programmable calculator. Incorrect answers to the test will subtract points to avoid the effect of chance. The test questions aim to assess the degree of understanding of the theoretical-practical contents of the subject, not the degree of memorization.
The written practical exercise will consist of a set of practical problems that can be solved with the academic material that is considered appropriate. The problems to be solved will be eminently practical and will pose realistic situations for the application of Hydraulics within the competencies of the degree.
The grade of the global test will be the average between the grade of the theoretical-practical test and the grade of the written practical exercise.
As part of the evaluation of the subject, the evaluation of skills and theoretical-practical learning related to SDG6 (goal 6.4) and SDG7 (goals 7.2 and 7.3) will be taken into account.
The success rates in the three previous courses have been:
| 2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
| Tasa de Éxito |
Tasa de Éxito |
Tasa de Éxito |
| 95,45% |
91,30% |
90,48% |
4. Methodology, learning tasks, syllabus and resources
4.1. Methodological overview
This is a foundational course. The skills acquired in the course will form the basis for later studies relating to irrigation and drainage, or to hydraulics in the agro-food industry.
For this reason, the learning process is based on theoretical content accompanied by written practical exercises, which will serve as a starting point for later, more specific skills: the design and analysis of irrigation systems and hydraulic installations in general.
The learning process is completed by laboratory work with basic hydraulic installations (hydrodynamic channel, valve bank, pump bank), and computer work, where students will familiarise themselves with some of the leading hydraulic simulation software for irrigation and the rural environment (Gestar, HecRas, and WinSRFR).
4.2. Learning tasks
The course includes the following learning tasks:
- Lectures on theory and problems (28 classroom hours).
- Problem-solving and case studies (15 classroom hours).
- Laboratory and computer work (12 classroom hours).
- Special practical work (5 classroom hours).
- Study (78 non-classroom hours).
- Assessment (12 classroom hours).
The learning activities include theoretical and practical activities related to sustainable water management SDG6 (target 6.4) and energy efficiency and renewable energies SDG7 (targets 7.2 and 7.3).
4.3. Syllabus
The course will address the following topics:
- Introduction and preliminary concepts
- Hydrostatics.
- Free surface flow.
- Measurement devices.
- Flow in pipes.
- Hydraulic pumps.
- Water hammer.
4.4. Course planning and calendar
Below is an indicative programming of the hours of work of the students in the subject.
| Activity /week |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
Total |
| Presential activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
66 |
| Theory |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
| Practice |
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
| Laboratory |
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
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|
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12 |
| - |
|
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0 |
| Field practice |
|
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|
5 |
|
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|
5 |
| - |
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0 |
| Evaluation |
|
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|
6 |
|
6 |
| Non presential activities |
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
84 |
| Personal work |
|
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
84 |
| Trabajo en grupo |
|
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|
0 |
| TOTAL |
4 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
15 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
150 |
4.5. Bibliography and recommended resources
| |
| BB |
Losada Villasante, Alberto. El riego : fundamentos hidráulicos / A. Losada Villasante. 4ª ed. corr. Madrid [etc.] : Mundi-Prensa, 2009 |
| BC |
Arviza Valverde, Jaime. Ingeniería rural : hidráulica / Jaime Arviza Valverde, Cristina Santamarina Siurana. Valencia : Universidad Politécnica, Servicio de Publicaciones, D.L. 1995 |
| BC |
Arviza Valverde, Jaime. Problemas de hidráulica / Jaime Arviza Valverde, Iban Balbestre Peralta. Valencia : Editorial de la UPV, D.L. 2008 |
| BC |
Paco López-Sánchez, José Luis de. Fundamentos del cálculo hidraúlico en los sistemas de riego y drenaje / José Luis de Paco López-Sánchez. Madrid : Mundi-Prensa : MAPA-IRYDA, D.L. 1993 |
| BC |
Problemas de hidráulica para riegos / José Roldán ... [et al.]. 2ª ed. corr. Córdoba : Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Córdoba, D.L. 2004 |
The updated recommended bibliography can be consulted in:http://psfunizar10.unizar.es/br13/egAsignaturas.php?codigo=28921