Flow Definition and 1000 Threads

Homework Statement in the notes , the author stated that the water from reservoir 1 could flow to reservoir 2 and 3 ... i don't understand how could the water flow from 1 to 2 through junction D ? how could the water flow from low to high ? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution

Hi I am trying to understand what forces are at work to slow a liquid flowing in a circular pipe As an example the above torus pipe fully filled with an incompressible low viscosity liquid. This is rotated until the fluid achieves solid body rotation and then the pipe is suddenly stopped...

Hello there. I am struggling with some gas flow calculations that, I think, should be quite basic. However, I think that I miss the knowledge background for it. I have a setup that I am showing in the attached file but here are more details: -I have a vacuum chamber pumped with a turbo pump to...

Homework Statement in the previous therad https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/flow-in-branch-pipe.866194/ (post #14) , i was told that water can flow in one direction only in a netwrok of pipes . However , in the notes uploaded here , the author stated that when P is below surface of B ...

I am desgning a circuit(network), where i need to show the path traversed by the greater part of the current at each node, consecutively. using an ammeter (or voltmeter) in every branch (around 20) makes it too tedious. Will LEDs do the required work? But they would light up at all locations...

Homework Statement calculate the flow rate at which oil (kinematic viscocity = (10^-6) (m^2) /s ) flow thru a cast iron pipe 100mm diameter and 115 m long under head difference of 5m Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution hf = 32μLV / ρg(D^2) how to get the value of μ( dynamic viscosity)...

Hi, I recently did an experiment whereby we investigated the velocity distribution of air expelled from a round nozzle whose diameter, D, was 30mm. We have been asked to calculate the volume flow rate at distances of 2D, 6D and 10D along the centreline. We found the flow rates to INCREASE...

Homework Statement Homework Equations u=a+ b(x-c)^2 We have two boundary conditions at x=0, u=u(entrance) and x=L, u=u(exit) Source: Fluid Mechanics by Çengel/Cimbala The Attempt at a Solution I cannot understand the parabolic equation in the x-direction.

Hey, Suppose you have an enclosed vessel that is full of water. You heat it up then you open a valve, and that will create enough thrust for it to act as a rocket. How much energy is needed for a steam rocket to get heated enough to achieve a mass flow rate of 2430 Kg/s. Mass of water= 256...

Homework Statement why the shaer stress ( tau) formula is given by μ(dv/ dy ) = μ(-dV / dR) , why there is a negative sign there ? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution

Homework Statement Will current flow in an ideal circuit given that there is only an ideal battery in the circuit? Homework Equations V=IR The Attempt at a Solution Since there is no resistance through out the circuit no potential is dropped so no current flows

Homework Statement the energy level drop from point 1 to 2 , does it mean that the water flow from point 1 to 2 ? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution

What determines the direction of current flow through the neutral wire? What determines the value of the current through the neutral wire?

Homework Statement I'm working on my research project at uni, running a gas-liquid flow loop for horizontal stratified flow exhibiting wave propagation. The equipment I have however is setup to investigate vertical flow primarily and the flow meters are located on the vertical sections. I need...

Homework Statement the equation of flow aret given is [(pi)((r_o)^4 ) / 8μ ] [-d/ds (ρ +yz ) ] , but the ans that i got is - [(pi)((r_o)^4 ) / 8μ ] [-d/ds (ρ +yz ) ] , what's wrong with my working ? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution

Homework Statement water flows in an elbow was aligned horizontally , of angle 135 degree . If the water volume is section 1 and 2 is 0.2m^3 , the elbow is 12kg , flow rate is 0.4(m^3)/s , find the resultant force Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution i found x and y component of the...

Homework Statement the author stated that Q1= Q2 + Q3 , that's means the water flowing from reservoir A to B and C ... Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution why can't Q1 + Q2 = Q3 ? which means water flow from reservoir A and B to C ?

There is an equation which perplexes me and it is about calculation of average velocity in a pipe but over area. In the image, the velocity is already function of diameter, i.e, u=u(r) so how can we think velocity as a function of area? Source: Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals and...

Homework Statement this is a pipe where the water flow from low to high. assuming no friction loss (volume rate are constant at both inlet and outlet) , is the pressure at inlet = pressure at outlet ? p/s : inlet and inlet diameter are same Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution my...

Homework Statement Question: For a fluid flowing within a horizontal tube, if the diameter of the tube narrows, will the fluid's flow rate increase, resulting in increased pressure in the narrowing and explain your reasoning. Homework Equations Volume flow rate = volume/time Volume = Area x...

I am trying to my head around these two things in the context of string theory. The Polyakov action becomes simpler to solve in the conformal gauge which, as I understand it, makes the manifold locally Ricci flat in 2D. In Professor Susskind's lectures on String Theory he introduces the concept...

Hi everyone! As an experiment I am trying to calculate building my own PWC similar to a jetski assuming it is for sea level use. I really appreciate all detailed answers as I want to understand. The impeller will be installed under rear of craft, engine is mounted on top. Given Information...

Homework Statement " A horizontal water pipe has a radius of 10 cm and a pressure of 8*10^4 Pa at one end. At the other end the radius is 5 cm and the pressure is 6*10^4 Pa. What is the water flow rate through this pipe? Homework Equations P1 + 0.5 * ρ * v1^2 + h1ρg = P2 + 0.5 * ρ * v2^2 +...

Hi Everyone, I am very ignorant and uneducated but I have a few questions about a difficult thought experiment. 'How does time flow in a video game/simulation or even in our imagination in relativistic terms?' Let's say a processor operating at 4.2 Ghz, 42 billion instructions per second at...

Hello all, I am a mechanical engineer, graduated just last year. Although I am not working with fluid mechanics right now, I was browsing through my fluids book from school and saw the section on pipe networks. As I was reading, I developed this question which I could not find an answer to in...

Hi all, I am analysing the flow of water in a subsea pipe, and have been getting stuck in trying to solve the energy equation to plot a temperature distribution across the pipe diameter I have derived the equation as such seen in my attachement. But my main question is how should/would I...

Homework Statement Here is an exercise I came across while studying MaxFlow / MinCut and I'm rather stumped: Designate G = (V, E) as an undirected graph that has at least two vertices. Every edge e on this graph has capacity ce. Pick two arbitrary vertices from G and label them s and t...

Hi, I am trying to clear the mess of the terms used in fluid mechanics and get a clearer relationship between them. So I have summarized in the table below the relationship between viscosity and irrotationality of fluid flows. Can somebody tell me if I got this right? Thanks.

Homework Statement I was told that the flow rate in open system at 2 points in the pipe system are not the same, is it true?? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution

Say you have a strong spherical magnet where the poles are along the Z axis, and this magnet is surrounded by a toroid of metal at the equator, if you spin this toroid very rapidly around the sphere in the θ direction (along the blue arrow, i.e it goes around the Z axis), how would the electrons...

How do I determine the pressure drop of air across an opening? For example if I have 3,000 L/s (3 m3/s) and an opening of 8.4 m2 I know the velocity is 0.4 m/s. If the free area is 80%, the velocity increases to 0.45 m/s. What I'd like to cal is the pressure drop in each case. Cheers

(a) FIGURE 2 shows two cylindrical tanks interconnected with a pipe which has a valve that creates a constant resistance to flow of Rf when fully open. The height of liquid (of density ρ) in the first tank is hin and the second tank hout. The cross-sectional area of the first tank is Ain m^2 and...

Homework Statement [/B] For many liquids the viscosity is strongly dependent on temperature. Use the table below to estimate the required maximum temperature of crude oil to flow at a rate of 4Kg s-1 through a 0.3 metre diameter pipe whilst maintaining a laminar flow. In the table it has in...

Hi Everyone, I work with rotative gas lift systems, sizing the compressors (recip´s), I'm not that familiar with the oil well, though. I have a doubt regarding the gas flow going to the well. There is a new well which currently produces 0.4 MMscfd of gas and the client wants the system to be...

Hello, I am new in this field, so maybe my questions will be stupid :) sorry for that :) In the company where I work, they measure flow rates of wastewater using Flow meter (Doppler device). The problem is, that the flow rate is very low, so this device is not submerged completely in the...

Homework Statement for part c , why when the vane is moving , the flow rate doesn't change ? ? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution The flow rate is given by the formula Q=Av , where A = area , v = velocity . IMO , when the velocity of vane change , the flow rate is no longer 0.687kg/s...

Hi, I am mike from australia, I am new to the forums and am having trouble answering the question below, I have included some information on the experiment as well. You are given a water bottle with a pin sized hole in the bottom, and a line drawn around the bottle at the level that 50cm3 of...

Homework Statement what does the author mean by if P is below the surface of B then h2 and Q2 are both 0 ? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution at the last second line from the bottom , the author gave if P is below the surface of B then water must be out of B and Q1 +Q2 = Q3 ? both...

Hi everyone I searched about the mass flow rates and temperatures of exhaust gases of light gasoline internal combustion engine at different condition but I don't fond anything yet . Anyone can guide me? .

Hi, all I am working on a project that involves analyzing fluid flow behavior in oil & gas pipelines. I am interested in calculating and plotting the velocity profile, and also(pressure distribution, temp distribution) Having studies fluid mechanics last year I am aware of the EOS for fluid...

Homework Statement I'm going to regulate a tank using a PID-controller. I want to simulate this in MATLAB though and met a problem while calculating the mathematical model. The problem is the following: The three valves are either fully open or fully closed. The diameter in the pipes are all...

Homework Statement As we all know , energy will lose from high to low. in the equation , the energy at A ( Pa +za +](Va)^2 ]/2g ) is higher , while the energy at B is lower. So, why the water flow from B to A ? why not A to B ? 20.39 +10.52-hf = 32.98 Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution

I can't articulately ask the question so I drew a diagram. In the diagram, both capacitors are equal in capacitance. The bottom inductors are both 10000 nh and the top are 100 nh. A. Will the capacitors charge at the same time? B If we switch the large inductors to the top and the small to the...

Is the Blasius solution valid for internal flow in an underdeveloped pipe? Can the function for the boundary layer thickness be used to calculate when the boundary layers will meet in the center of the pipe? I don't see how it could be valid since the assumption in its derivation is that...

If we have 2 Tanks connected with a siphon but the water in bigger tank is higher than the water in smaller tank, but the siphon goes from smaller tank over to the big tank and ends up at lower elevation than it started. Will the water flow in big tank like in the picture.

Hi, I'm seeking the formula to calculate how water moves from one tank into another through a perforated plate driven by waterlevel compensation. I found the calculation for the discharge of water through submerged orifices, but I think the calculation does not include that holes, one above the...

Homework Statement A 15 cm. radius cylindrical air duct is used to replenish the air of a room 10 m.*6 m.* 3m. Every 10 minutes. Determine the speed of the air through the duct in m/s. A1=15 V1=? A2=19 V2=0 Homework Equations A1V1=A2V2 The Attempt at a Solution 3.14*15^2 * ?= 19*0=...

Hi. I'm a computer science student developing a kalman filter for autonomous sailboat, but I severely lack knowledge of the physics behind sailboats. I have a wind sensor giving data about wind speed and wind velocity, problem is the data is unreliable. So i thought that i could estimate what...

Homework Statement In the figure, the top wire is 1.5 mm diameter copper wire and is suspended in air due to the two magnetic forces from the bottom two wires. The current flow through the two bottom wires is 70 A in each. Calculate the required current flow in the suspended wire. Homework...

This is not homework, but something work-related. However, I will post it here since it's homework-relatable. 1. Homework Statement Known variables: Qin , A (and obviously the diameter D of the pipe as well as g = 9.81 m/s2). The pipe outlet and the top of the tank is at atmospheric...