Bhabani P.Mohanty. Ph.D., Development Engineer.

Allison Engine Company

Fluid Prope ............................................................ 2 NondimensionalParameters.............................................

Equivalent Diameter and Hydraulic Radius .....................
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Density. Specific Volume. Specific Weight.
Specific Gravity. and Pressure...................................... 2 Pipe Flow .................................. 8
Surface Tension ................................................................ 2 Friction Factor and Darcy Equation ................................. 9
Vapor Pressure .................................................................. 2 Losses in Pipe Fittings and Valves ................................... 10
G a s and Liquid Viscosity ................................................. 3 Pipes in Series .................................................................. 10
Bulk Modulus................................................................... 3 Pipes in Parallel ................................................................ 10
Compressibility ................................................................ 3 Open-Channel Flow ................................................... 11
Units and Dimensions ...................................................... 3 Frictionless Open-Channel Flow ...................................... 11
Fluid StSlti. ................................ 4 Laminar Open-ChannelFlow ...........................................
Turbulent Open-Channel Flow.........................................
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Manometers and Pressure Measurements ........................ 4
Hydraulic Pressure on Surfaces........................................ 4 Hydraulic Jump ................................................................ 12
Buoyancy.......................................................................... 5 Fluid Measurements ......................... 13
Pressure and Velocity Measurements...............................
Basic Equations ............................. 5 Flow Rate Measurement...................................................
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Continuity Equation ......................................................... 5 Hot-wire and Thin-Film Anemometry ............................ 14
Euler’s Equation ............................................................... 5 Open-Channel Flow Measurements................................. 15
Bernoulli’s Equation......................................................... 6 Viscosity Measurements................................................... 15
Energy Equation ...............................................................
Momentum Equation........................................................
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Other Topi ................................................................ 16
Unsteady Flow.Surge. and Water Hammer ..................... 16
Moment-of-Momentum Equation .................................... 6
Boundary Layer Concepts................................................ 16
Advanced Fluid Flow Concepts ................
Dimensional Analysis and Similitude..............................
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Lift and Drag ....................................................................
OceanographicFlows.......................................................
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