Agricultural and Food Engineering Department

I.I.T Kharagpur

AG40011: Tube Wells and Pumps Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Wells: Incrustation,
Autumn Semester, 2022-23 corrosion, evaluation of well performance, abandoned
wells.
EXAMINATIONS: Pumps: Classification of water-lifting devices, principles and
Mid-Autumn: 20 to 30 Sept, 2022 operation of important indigenous water-lifting devices,
End-Autumn: 16 to 25 Nov, 2022 positive displacement pumps, centrifugal pumps, vertical
turbine pumps, submersible pumps, propeller and mixed
COURSE TIME:
flow pumps, affinity laws, jet pumps, air-lift pumps, pump
Wednesday (12:00 to 12:55 PM)
selection, troubles of pumps and remedial measures,
Thursday (11:00 AM to 11:55AM)
evaluation of pump performance, power requirements,
Friday (9:00 AM to 9:55 AM)
efficiency and economics of pumping plants.

ROOM:
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Nalanda Complex: NR414
After taking this course, the students will be able to -
• learn the fundamental concepts linked to ground
CREDITS:
water hydraulics and water flow to wells
3 Credit hours
• Understand different types of wells and pumps
and their installation and maintenance protocols
INSTRUCTOR: D.R. Mailapalli
• Design a tube well and a suitable pumping system
(F212, PHTC Building)
for a given hydraulic load

COURSE SYLLABUS:
TEXT BOOKS:
Introduction to Groundwater: Definition of groundwater,
1. Michael, A.M. 2008. Irrigation: Theory and
occurrence of groundwater, physical properties, porosity
Practice, Vikas Publishing House Ltd, Noida.
and permeability, capillarity and capillary fringe, Darcy’s
2. Hendricks, M.R. 2010. Introduction to Physical
law, Dupuit-Forchheimer assumptions, aquifers and
Hydrology, Oxford University Press, New York.
aquitards, groundwater development and potential in India,
3. Michael, A.M., Khepar, S.D. and Sondhi, S.K. 2008.
status of groundwater resources in India, case histories.
Water Wells and Pumps. Tata McGraw-Hill
Well Hydraulics: Basic assumptions, steady and transient
Publishing Company Ltd, New Delhi.
flows, confined, unconfined and leaky aquifers, well
interference, well losses, specific capacity.
COURSE OUTLINE:
Pumping Tests: Need of pumping tests, types, design and
1. Basic concepts and definitions
test procedures, merits and demerits of pumping test,
1.1 Types of water-bearing formations
salient steady and transient methods for determining
1.2 Types of soil water
aquifer parameters, recovery test, determination of well-
1.3 Ground water investigations
loss coefficients and well efficiency.
1.4 Types of water wells
Construction of Wells: Types of wells, test drilling and well
logs, well design, methods for constructing shallow wells,
2. Hydraulics of wells
drilling techniques for deep wells, cavity wells, bamboo
2.1 Aquifer characteristics influencing yield of wells
tubewells, well casings and screens, perforations and gravel
2.2 Steady state flow to wells
packs, well cementing, well development, stimulation and
2.3 Unsteady state flow to wells
sterilization of wells, testing wells for yield, protection of
wells.

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3. Pumping Tests of Wells GRADING POLICY (%):
3.1 Step Drawdown test 1. Mid-semester exam 30
3.2 Well loss coefficient 2. End-semester exam 50
3.3 Test procedures 3. Teacher’s assessment 20
3.4 Well interference (Quizzes & assignments)
Total 100
4. Tube wells and their Design
GRADING SCALE:
4.1 Types and selection
Range of marks Grade
4.2 Design of tube wells and skimming wells
m >= 90: Ex 80 <= m < 90 A
70 <= m < 80 B 60 <= m < 70 C
5. Tube well construction
50 <= m < 60 D 35 <= m < 50 P
5.1 Bored and driven tube wells
m < 35 F
5.2 Drilling equipment and methods
5.3 Installation of Screens
GUIDELINES
5.4 Checking Well alignment
1. Assignments/Quizzes: Problems from the book or
supplemental problems will be assigned at the end of
6. Development and Testing of Tube wells
each week. All problem assignments must be
6.1 Methods of well development
submitted through MSTeams. Late assignments WILL
6.2 Development of cavity tube well
NOT be accepted. Exceptions may be considered in
6.3 Testing of Tube Well
case of illness and other serious emergencies.
However, appropriate evidence must be presented in
7. Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Tube Wells
order to qualify for exceptions. Quizzes may be
7.1 Evaluation of well performance
conducted weekly based on the previous week’s
7.2 Mechanical Failures
lectures.
7.3 Corrosion and Incrustation of screens
2. Exams: All exams are closed book and notes unless
8. Water Lifting Devices and Positive Displacement advised otherwise. NO make-up exams will be given.
Pumps Exceptions may be considered in case of illness and
8.1 Manually operated other serious emergencies. However, appropriate
8.2 Animal powered evidence must be presented in order to qualify for
8.3 Positive displacement pumps exceptions.

3. Termpaper/Presentation: Term paper/presentation

9. Variable Displacement Pumps
may be assigned to each student. In this term project
9.1 Classification
you will include a statement of the problem,
9.2 Centrifugal pumps
objectives, methodology used, a brief discussion of
9.3 Power requirement and pump characteristic curves
the results, major findings and your thoughts on the
9.4 Selection of pump and pump drive
specific problem.
9.5 Installation and maintenance

10. Other Type of Variable Displacement Pumps

10.1 Turbine and submersible pumps
10.2 Propeller, mixed flow and Jet pumps
10.3 Hydraulic Ram

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