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CHAPTER 4
1948 Guide
Fig. 1. Relation of Various Factors in Bernoulli Equation
its equivalent pv in Equation 1, the result, after rearranging, will be:
+
*1
+ ++
- a.) - E - /9]
(3)
In the case, of flow through a pipe, no outside work is performed and,
if the process is considered adiabatic, and if the change due to turbulence and friction is considered to be negligible, the bracketed expression in Equation 3. will disappear, leaving:
EI.Pl
2f + p.
4*
XI+PL + 2g + P. +
. (4)
which is commonly called the Bernoulli equationt named after the Swiss
mathematician and physician who first propounded the theory. -- is 2g
Fig. 2. Relation of Kinematic Viscosity to Temperature of Air
Fig. 3. Relation of Kinematic Viscosity to Temperature of Water
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known as the velocity head, -- is the pressure head, and z is the elevation P
head, all in feet of the fluid; the total head, ht is the sum of the other
three heads. Fig. 1 shows diagrammatically the relation of the various
factors. The pressure at point 2 is lower than at point 1 because of
the elevation of point 2 over point 1, and the velocity at point 2 is lower
than at point 1 because of the larger pipe diameter at point 2. If the
pipe diameter were the same throughout, the velocity, and consequently
the velocity head, would be the same at both points, but the higher
elevation at point 2 would still be responsible for a loss in pressure.
The utility of the equation is evident, though it should be remembered
that in it the effects offriction and turbulence are neglected, and that Fig. 1
represents ideal conditions. It should also be noted that the Bernoulli
equation applies only to incompressible fluids.
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Pressure Loss in Circular Pipes
The pressure loss in circular pipes is customarily expressed by the formula:
ht
fl V1 2g d
(5)
where
ht = the loss in head of the fluid under conditions of flow, in feet.
I = the length of the pipe, in feet.
V = the velocity, in feet per second.
g - the acceleration due to gravity = 32.17 ft per (second) (second). d = the internal diameter of the pipe, in feet.
/ = a dimensionless friction coefficient.
The formula is generally known by the name of. Darcy or Fanning, though it seems to have been originated by d'Aubisson de Voisins in 1834.
The factor / is a function of the Reynolds number
A'Re = ^
(6)
where
Nrc = Reynolds number. p = the density in pounds per cubic foot.
(i = the absolute viscosity in pounds per foot-second.
Both / and the Reynolds number are dimensionless. To aid in com
puting the Reynolds number, values of , the kinematic viscosity, are
shown as a function of temperature for air in Fig. 2 and for water in Fig. 3.
Fig. 4 shows the relation between/and the Reynolds number, adapted from a review by Moody*. The straight line sloping downward at the left of the chart supplies the values of f for laminar flow; it represents the formula
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/ = Nrc
(7)
With laminar flow, the velocity profile is a parabola, having the formula
1 Superior numbers refer to the references at the end of the chapter.