Category: fluid mechanics and machinery.

Minor losses

Pipes – in Series or Parallel

Pressure loss in pipes connected in series or parallel Pipes in Series For pipes connected in series the pressure loss…

Moody Diagram

The Moody diagram (also known as the Moody chart) is a graph in non-dimensional form that relates the Darcy friction factor, Reynolds number,…

Darcy Friction Factor

The Darcy Equation is a theoretical equation that predicts the frictional energy loss in a pipe based on the velocity…

DARCY’S EQUATION FOR LOSS OF HEAD DUE TO FRICTION IN PIPE

A pipe is a closed conduit through which the fluid flows under pressure.When the fluid flows through the piping system,some…

FLOW THROUGH CIRCULAR CONDUITS

PRE REQUEST DISCUSSION This page has an in dept dealing of laminar flow through pipes, boundary layer concept, hydraulic and…

Reynolds Experiment

Reynolds number is the ratio of the inertial force of flowing fluid to the viscous force of the fluid. Inertial…

Momentum Equation

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SOLIDS AND FLUIDS The differences between the behaviors of solids and fluids under an applied force are as…

Continuity Equation

When a fluid is in motion, it must move in such a way that mass is conserved. To see how…

Reynolds Transport Theorem

  Key Concept:  The Reynolds Transport Theorem provides a way to transfer equationsfor conservation of mass, momentum, and energy from the Lagrangian point of…

CONCEPT OF CONTROL VOLUME

 A specified large number of fluid and thermal devices have mass flow in and out of a system called as…

CAPILLARITY

Capillarity is defined as a phenomenon of rise or fall of a liquid surface in a small tube relative to…