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What Is a Frigate?
The term frigate is synonymous with a medium sized warship that was widely used in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.…
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Hydraulics 6 min read
Hydraulic Accumulators Theory and Use
Energy can neither be created nor be destroyed. But it can be transformed from one from to another. This energy…
Hydraulics 5 min read
Introduction to the Manning Equation for Uniform Open Channel Flow Calculations
The Manning equation is an empirical equation for uniform open channel flow. It can be used for water flow rate…
Hydraulics 5 min read
The Storm Water Detention or Retention Pond – Why is it Needed?
Storm water detention ponds capture storm water runoff and release it at a rate slower than the pre-development peak storm…
Hydraulics 6 min read
Excel Formulas to Calculate Water Flow Rates for Different Pipe Sizes
Excel formulas to calculate water flow rates for pipe sizes (diameters and lengths) can be downloaded as Excel templates in…
Hydraulics 5 min read
Storm Water Sewer Design Calculations
Use the Excel formulas in the templates included with this article to compute the hydraulic portion for storm water drainage…
Hydraulics 5 min read
Excel Templates for Venturi and Orifice Flow Meter Calculations
Excel templates can be downloaded to use Excel formulas for venturi meter, orifice flow meter and ideal gas law calculations. The Excel…
Hydraulics 3 min read
SOP for Membrane Filtration Units for Drinking Water
Membrane filtration is considered very efficient and is often used in addition to slow sand filtration and other methods to…
Hydraulics 3 min read
Hydrogeology Defined
The main motto of this post is to uncover the significance of hydrogeology, and its applications. Let us start by…
Hydraulics 6 min read
Calculation of Critical Depth and Critical Slope for Open Channel Flow
Calculation of critical slope and critical depth for open channel flow is needed for some applications. Read on for the…
Hydraulics 4 min read
Darcy’s Law for Modeling Groundwater Flow
Modeling of groundwater flow is important for a variety of applications, such as groundwater flow from an aquifer through wells for…
Hydraulics 3 min read
Fluid Mechanics/Hydraulics in Civil Engineering
The widespread applications of fluid mechanics and hydraulics in civil engineering include transportation of fluids in pipes and in open…
