U.S. Department of Energy. Fundamentals Handbook. Fluid flow

Table of contents :
ABSTRACT……Page 3
FOREWORD……Page 5
OVERVIEW……Page 7
Module 3, Fluid Flow……Page 11
TABLE OF CONTENTS……Page 13
LIST OF FIGURES……Page 16
LIST OF TABLES……Page 17
REFERENCES……Page 18
OBJECTIVES……Page 19
Introduction……Page 23
Buoyancy……Page 24
Relationship Between Depth and Pressure……Page 25
Pascal’s Law……Page 29
Control Volume……Page 30
Mass Flow Rate……Page 31
Steady-State Flow……Page 32
Continuity Equation……Page 33
Summary……Page 37
Turbulent Flow……Page 39
Flow Velocity Profiles……Page 40
Reynolds Number……Page 41
Summary……Page 42
General Energy Equation……Page 43
Simplified Bernoulli Equation……Page 44
Energy Conversions in Fluid Systems……Page 45
Extended Bernoulli……Page 47
Application of Bernoulli’s Equation to a Venturi……Page 49
Summary……Page 52
Friction Factor……Page 53
Darcy’s Equation……Page 54
Equivalent Piping Length……Page 56
Summary……Page 58
Thermal Driving Head……Page 59
Conditions Required for Natural Circulation……Page 60
Flow Rate and Temperature Difference……Page 61
Summary……Page 62
Two-Phase Fluid Flow……Page 63
Flow Instability……Page 64
Pressure Spike……Page 65
Operational Considerations……Page 67
Summary……Page 68
Energy Conversion in a Centrifugal Pump……Page 69
Cavitation……Page 70
Pump Laws……Page 71
System Operating Point……Page 74
Centrifugal Pumps in Parallel……Page 75
Centrifugal Pumps in Series……Page 76
Summary……Page 78
Appendix B Fluid Flow……Page 79
CONCLUDING MATERIAL……Page 82