Fluid and particle mechanics /
Fluid and Particle Mechanics provides information pertinent to hydraulics or fluid mechanics. This book discusses the properties and behavior of liquids and gases in motion and at rest. Organized into nine chapters, this book begins with an overview of the science of fluid mechanics that is subdivid...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Pergamon Press,
1970.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Commonwealth and international library. Chemical engineering division.
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Fluid and Particle Mechanics; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES; 1.1. Historical Outline; 1.2. Kinematics; 1.3. Units and Dimensions; 1.4. Force, Mass and Weight; 1.5. Density; 1.6. Pressure and Pressure Head; 1.7. Classification of Fluids; 1.8. Viscosity; 1.9. The Reynolds Number; 1.10. Momentum; 1.11. Kinetic Energy and Velocity Head; 1.12. The Equation of Continuity; 1.13. Bernoulli's Theorem; 1.14. The Flow Equation; 1.15. Hydraulic Gradient; 1.16. The Coefficient of Discharge.
- 1.17. The Concept of the Boundary Layer and its Significance1.18. Dimensional Analysis; Problems; CHAPTER 2. FLOW MEASUREMENT IN PIPES; 2.1· Classification of Flowmeters; 2.2. Manometers; 2.3. Inverted U-tube; 2.4. The Draught-gauge; 2.5. Venturi Meter; 2.6. Orifice and Nozzle Meters; 2.7. The Pitot Tube; 2.8. Area Meters; 2.9. Thermal and Dilution Meters; Problems; CHAPTER 3. FLOW IN PIPES; 3.1. Basic Resistance Equation; 3.2. The Darcy Equation; 3.3. The Poiseuille Equation; 3.4. Pipe Roughness. Moody Friction Diagram; 3.5. Flow through Gradually Changing Sections.
- 3.6. Flow through Suddenly Changing Sections3.7. Loss of Head in Pipe Fittings; 3.8. Siphoning; 3.9. Parallel Flow in Pipes; 3.10. Branched Pipes; 3.11. Average and Point Velocities in Pipes; 3.12. Economical Pipe Diameter; Problems; CHAPTER 4. OPEN CHANNELS; 4.1. The Chèzy Equation; 4.2. Circular Channels; 4.3. The Chèzy Coefficient; 4.4. Optimisation in Open Channels; 4.5. Optimum Proportions of Rectangular Channels; 4.6. Optimum Proportions of Trapezoidal Channels; 4.7. Maximum Discharge through a Circular Section; 4.8. Weirs and Notches; 4.9. Rectangular Weirs and Notches; 4.10. V-notch.
- 4.11. Flow at Variable Depth4.12. Specific Head; 4.13. Energy Loss in Hydraulic Jump; 4.14. Broad-crested Weirs; Problems; CHAPTER 5. VARIABLE FLOW; 5.1. Flow through Perforated Pipes; 5.2. Variable Flow through Orifices and Weirs; 5.3. Variable Flow through a Submerged Orifice; 5.4. Emptying Tanks through Pipes; 5.5 Discharge with Inflow; Problems; CHAPTER 6. CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; 6.1. Conversion of Velocity Head into Pressure Head; 6.2. Velocity Diagrams; 6.3. Theoretical Work and Head; 6.4. The Manometric Head; 6.5. The Capacity of Centrifugal Pumps; 6.6 Pressure Rise through Impeller.
- 6.7. Multi-stage Pumps6.8. Fans; 6.9. Geometrical and Dynamical Similarity of Centrifugal Pumps; 6.10. Specific Speed; Problems; CHAPTER 7. COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; 7.1. Mach Number; 7.2. Sonic Velocity; 7.3. Pressure Drop in Long Pipes; 7.4. Pressure Drop in Short Pipes; 7.5. Variable-area Flow; 7.6. Subsonic Flow in Nozzles; 7.7. Critical Pressure Ratio; 7.8. Sonic Flow in Nozzles; 7.9. Variable Flow; 7.10. Pneumatic Conveying; Problems; CHAPTER 8. FLOW THROUGH EQUIPMENT; 8.1. Pressure Drop outside Tubes; 8.2. The Chimney Effect; 8.3. Pressure Drop through Beds of Solid Particles.