Solved practical problems in fluid mechanics

✍ Scribed by Schaschke, Carl

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 268
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Fluid StaticsIntroductionFluid StaticsFalkirk WheelGauge PressureAir Pressure with AltitudePascal's ParadoxFish LadderVessel Sizing and TestingAir LiftLiquid-Liquid SeparatorFurther ProblemsFlow MeasurementIntroductionVenturi Meter CalibrationOrifice Plate MeterEvaluation of the Coefficient of Discharge CoefficientPitot Tube TraverseVenturi FlumeFlowmeter Calibration by Dilution MethodFurther ProblemsFreely Discharging FlowIntroductionDischarge through an OrificeReservoir InflowLaminar FlowTank DrainageTank Drainage through a Connecting PipeDrainage between TanksTank ContainmentSiphonWater ClockForce on a NozzleFurther ProblemsFrictional FlowIntroductionConnected Reservoir FlowLaminar FlowTapered Pipe SectionVentilation Duct SizingFlow in Noncircular DuctsValve TestBingham Fluid FlowPower Required for PumpingPipes in SeriesDetermination of Pipe Diameter for a Given Flow RateDrainage through a Horizontal PipeShear Stress at a SurfaceFlow in a Vertical PipeMinimum Pipe Diameter for Maximum Pressure DropFurther ProblemsPumpsIntroductionPumping of Viscous LiquidsDuty Point 1Duty Point 2Pumping CostsMulti-Phase Pumps and ApplicationsCentrifugal Pump Scale-UpNet Positive Suction HeadCentrifugal Pump Scale-DownCentrifugal Pump EfficiencyReciprocating PumpFurther ProblemsMulti-Phase FlowIntroductionOpen Channel FlowOpen Channel FlowStratified FlowNotches and WeirsTwo-Phase Oil and Gas FlowImmiscible LiquidsQuality of a GasFlow Regimes in Vertical PipesVertical Two-Phase FlowTwo-Phase Flow in a Horizontal PipeFlow in Horizontal PipesBubbly FlowFurther ProblemsFluid MixingIntroductionLiquid-Solid MixingConnected Mixing TanksCSTRs in SeriesDimensional AnalysisImpeller Power Requirement for MixingPower for Mixing Scale-UpGas Bubbles in MixingFoamsMixing in the Food IndustryPower for SpargingOptimisation of Power Input in Stirred TanksScale-UpFurther ProblemsParticle FlowIntroductionStokes' LawParticle Settling in LagoonsParticle AccelerationParticle Separation by ElutriationAnomalies in Particle SettlingFluidized BedMinimum Fluidizing VelocityPneumatic ConveyorHydrocyclone Particle SeparationPower Demand in Fluidized BedsBubble Nucleation and GrowthCyclone SeparatorCentrifugal SeparatorFurther ProblemsRheology and Non-Newtonian FluidsIntroductionParallel-Disc RheometerCone-and-Plate RheometerCouette RheometerPower Law ModelRheometer Data AnalysisExtrusion of PolymersMixing of Non-Newtonian FluidsNon-Newtonian Pipe FlowPipe Length for Non-Newtonian Fluid FlowBingham Fluid FlowFurther ProblemsFurther ReadingIndex