24.6.2 - Hydraulic Gradient Line
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What is the hydraulic gradient line?
💡 Hint: Think about energy components involved in a fluid system.
Define static pressure.
💡 Hint: What pressure do you measure without fluid movement?
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What does HGL stand for in fluid mechanics?
💡 Hint: Focus on what it describes regarding energy.
True or False: Dynamic pressure is irrelevant in fluid mechanics.
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of fluid motion.
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If a pipe has a pressure head of 10 m and an elevation head of 5 m, calculate the HGL.
💡 Hint: Just add the respective components.
In an experiment, fluid discharges through an orifice meter with a coefficient of discharge (Cd) of 0.85. If the theoretical discharge is 100 L/s, what is the actual discharge?
💡 Hint: Multiply the theoretical discharge by the coefficient.
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