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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mulley, Raymond (Author)
Corporate Authors: Taylor & Francis, Taylor and Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2004.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
MATHEMATICS / Applied.
SCIENCE / Physics.
Compressibility.
Fluid dynamics.
Fluid mechanics.
Fluids > Industrial applications.
Hydraulics.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Material Science.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • FLOW OF INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS - THEORY AND EQUATIONS
  • Scope of the Chapter - Basic Concepts
  • Flow of Incompressible Fluids in Conduits
  • Flow Regimes - Reynolds' Contributions
  • Flow Profiles - Velocity Distributions
  • Fluid Flow - An 'Irreversible' Process
  • Fundamental Relationships of Fluid Flow
  • The Role of Viscosity
  • Friction Losses
  • Bernoulli Equation and the Darcy Equation Combined
  • Conservation of Energy in Hydraulics Practice
  • Worked Examples
  • Chapter Summary
  • INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUID FLOW - LOSS CALCULATIONS
  • Scope of the Chapter - Applying Basic Concepts
  • Reasoned Approach to Design - A Little Personal Philosophy
  • The Bernoulli Equation Revisited
  • 'Irreversibilities' Due to Pipe and Fittings
  • Examples of Estimations of Irreversibilities
  • Chapter Summary
  • PUMPS - THEORY AND EQUATIONS
  • Scope of the Chapter - Pumps and their Performance Capabilities
  • Functions of Pumps
  • A Brief History of Pumps
  • Classification of Pumps
  • Characteristics of Pumps
  • Inherent and Installed Characteristics of Pumps
  • Controlling Flow through Pumps
  • Hydraulic Turbines
  • Worked Examples
  • Chapter Summary
  • COMPRESSIBLE FLOW
  • Scope of the Chapter - Comprehending Compressible Flow
  • Using Models
  • Treating Models
  • Treating Mixtures
  • Equations of Compressible Flow of an Ideal Gas
  • Ideal and Non-Ideal Gases - Comparison of Some Equations-of-State
  • Model Processes for Compressible Flow
  • Choked Flow and the Mach Number
  • Equations for Adiabatic Flow with Irreversibilities not Involving the Mach Number - The Peter Paige Equation
  • Equations for Isothermal Flow with Irreversibilities
  • Chapter Summary
  • COMPRESSIBLE FLUID FLOW - COMPLEX SYSTEMS
  • Scope of the Chapter - Computations for Complicated Compressible Flow Systems
  • Describing the Piping Network
  • Describing the Flow Regime
  • Plan of Attack
  • Manifold Flow
  • Data Collection and Verification
  • Chapter Summary
  • APPENDICES
  • Equations of Incompressible Flow and their Derivations
  • Losses in Incompressible Flow
  • Computations Involving Pumps for Liquids
  • Equations of Compressible Flow, Derivations and Applications
  • Compressible Fluid Flow - Complex Systems
  • Endnotes
  • Table of Principle Symbols and Glossary of Principal Terms and Units
  • Table of Caveats
  • Index.