The important force present in a moving liquid are as follows: a) Inertia force : It is the product of mass and acceleration of the moving liquid. b) Viscous force : It is the product of shear stress due to viscosity …
a) Reynold’s number: It is the ratio of the inertia force to the viscous force. b) Froude’s number: It is the ratio of the inertia force to the gravity force. c) Weber’s number: It is the ratio of the inertia …
A notch may be defined as an opening provided in the side of a tank or vessel such that the liquid surface in the tank is below the top edge of the opening. It is generally made of a metallic …
The following are the hydraulic coefficient: 1. Coefficient of contraction (Cc)It is defined as the ratio of area of jet at vena contracta (Ac) to the area of the orifice (A) . 2) Coefficient of Velocity (Cv)It is deifined as …
WHAT DO I DO ? When I used to be in the final year of my engineering, I used to think what actually we have to do after joining the job. If you are a fresher or engineering student, you may …
The equilibrium of floating bodies is of the following three types: 1) Stable Equilibrium: If the body floating in a liquid returns back to its original position, when given a small angular displacement, then the body is said to be …
The following are the three types of energies or head of the flowing liquids: 1) Potential energy or potential headIt is due to the position above some suitable datum line. It is denoted by z. 2) Kinetic energy or kinetic …
The following two system are commonly used to express the bearings: 1) Whole Circle System In the whole circle system, the bearing of a line is always measured clockwise from the north point of the reference meridian towards the line …
The following important points may be noted for reaction turbines: a) In a reaction turbine, the water enters the wheel under pressure and flows over the varies.b) The hydraulic efficiency of a reaction turbine is the ration of the work …