15.2.4 - Concept of Similarity or Similitude
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What is geometric similarity?
💡 Hint: Think about maintaining proportions.
What does kinematic similarity ensure?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens with moving fluids.
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What type of similarity ensures that angles and proportions are retained in a scaled model?
💡 Hint: Focus on the shape and size of the model.
True or False: Kinematic similarity ensures that the same velocity ratios and streamlines exist in both model and prototype.
💡 Hint: Consider the flow dynamics.
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A researcher is modeling a civil engineering dam project. The actual dam's height is 30m, and the width is 20m. If a model is created at a scale of 1:10, what will be the dimensions of the model? Explain the significance of maintaining geometric similarity in this context.
💡 Hint: Calculate the dimensions by dividing the prototype's dimensions by 10.
Explain how dynamic and kinematic similarities can be utilized to predict the water flow patterns in a scaled physical model of a river. What equations would be used to relate their respective numbers?
💡 Hint: Research the equations for Reynolds and Froude numbers.
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