17 - Incompressible Flow
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Practice Questions
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What is the Mach number threshold for considering a flow as incompressible?
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between flow speed and sound speed.
Define volumetric flow rate.
💡 Hint: Remember how area and velocity relate in fluid flow.
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What Mach number indicates incompressible flow?
💡 Hint: Recall the upper threshold for incompressibility.
Is the assumption of incompressible flow always valid?
💡 Hint: Consider what differentiates compressible and incompressible flows.
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A tank has a circular cross-section with a diameter of 1 meter and water flows in at a rate of 0.15 m³/s. What is the average velocity of water in the tank?
💡 Hint: Ensure to use the cross-sectional area formula for a circle in your calculations.
Given incompressible flow through varying pipe diameters, what steps would you take to analyze changes in flow velocity?
💡 Hint: Remember, density cancels out when dealing with incompressible fluids.
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