Introduction to practical fluid flow

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