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Various Connections in Pipelines

Series Connections If a pipe line connecting two reservoirs is made up of several pipes of different diameter D1, D2,

The various losses that may occur in centrifugal pump are as follows: (a) Hydraulic losses – Friction loses in the

The draft tube is a pipe of gradually increasing area which connects the outlet of the runner to the tail

In hydroelectric power plant, head is the height difference between where the water enters into a hydroelectric power plant to

For predicting the performance of hydraulic structures (such as dam, spillway etc.) or hydraulic machines (such as turbines, pumps etc.),

(i) Boundary Layer Thickness (Nominal or Normal Thickness) (δ) It is defined as the perpendicular distance from the body surface

A siphon is a long bent pipe which is used to carry water from a reservoir at a higher elevation

Shear stress at the boundary in case of turbulent flow, is much more than that in laminar flow. This is

Consider a streamline of steady flow of an ideal fluid along a stream tube with flow taking place in s-direction.

A fluid particle as it moves can undergo the following four types of displacement viz, Linear Translation or Pure Translation

Consider a body floating in a liquid that in static equilibrium and acted upon by two forces viz. the weight

A pressure diagram or prism is a graphical representation of the variation of pressure intensity over a plane surface. Total

3 Types of Pressure (1) Atmospheric Pressure : The pressure exerted by atmospheric air normally upon all surfaces with which

Vapour pressure of liquid may causes an unplanned OR undesirable effect called cavitation. When a liquid flows into a region

What is Viscosity in fluid mechanics? Viscosity is the property of fluids by virtue of which they offer resistance to

It has been seen that a drop of blood forms a hump on horizontal glass. Similarly a drop of mercury