Introduction to Practical Fluid Flow

R. Peter King9780750648851, 0750648856

Introduction to Practical Fluid Flow provides essential information on the the solution of practical fluid flow and fluid transportation problems through the application of fluid dynamics.Emphasising the solution of practical operating and design problems using the latest methods, the text concentrates on computer-based methods throughout, in keeping with modern trends in engineering. With a focus on the flow of slurries and non-Newtonian fluids, it will be useful for and engineering students who have to deal with practical fluid flow problems.The book is supported by an accompanying CD ROM which provides a toolbox of computer methods. These enable readers to use all of the problem solving methods shown in the book’s illustrated examples.Emphasises flow of slurries and Non-Newtonian fluids.Covers the application of fluid dynamics to the solution of practical fluid flow and fluid transportation problems.

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Table of contents :
Content……Page 6
Preface……Page 7
1.2 Dimensions, units, and physical quantities……Page 11
1.3 Properties of fluids……Page 15
1.4 Fluid statics……Page 16
1.5 Practice problems……Page 17
1.6 Symbols……Page 18
2.1 Pressure drop in pipes and channels……Page 19
2.2 The friction factor……Page 21
2.3 Calculation of pressure gradient and flowrate……Page 23
2.4 The energy balance for piping systems……Page 32
2.5 The effect of fittings in a pipeline……Page 34
2.6 Pumps……Page 41
2.7 Symbols……Page 59
2.8 Practice problems……Page 60
3.1 Basic concepts……Page 65
3.2 Terminal settling velocity……Page 69
3.3 Isolated isometric particles of arbitrary shape……Page 76
3.4 Symbols……Page 85
3.5 Practice problems……Page 86
4.1 Flow of settling slurries in horizontal pipelines……Page 91
4.2 Four regimes of flow for settling slurries……Page 93
4.3 Head loss correlations for separate flow regimes……Page 99
4.4 Head loss correlations based on a stratified flow model……Page 107
4.5 Flow of settling slurries in vertical pipelines……Page 117
4.6 Practice problems……Page 122
4.7 Symbols……Page 125
5.1 Rheological properties of fluids……Page 127
5.2 Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids in pipes with circular cross-section……Page 132
5.3 Power-law fluids in turbulent flow in pipes……Page 149
5.4 Shear-thinning fluids with Newtonian limit……Page 157
5.5 Practice problems……Page 164
5.6 Symbols used in this chapter……Page 165
6.1 Thickening……Page 169
6.2 Concentration discontinuities in settling slurries……Page 176
6.3 Useful models for the sedimentation velocity……Page 179
6.4 Continuous cylindrical thickener……Page 182
6.5 Simulation of the batch settling experiment……Page 188
6.6 Thickening of compressible pulps……Page 191
6.7 Continuous thickening of compressible pulps……Page 195
6.8 Batch thickening of compressible pulps……Page 198
6.9 Practice problems……Page 202
6.10 Symbols……Page 203
Index……Page 205