22.6.2 - Hydraulic Diameter Calculation
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What is hydraulic diameter?
💡 Hint: Think of it as a way to equate different shapes.
How do you calculate the wetted perimeter of a rectangle?
💡 Hint: It involves summing all the sides that touch the fluid.
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What defines the hydraulic diameter?
💡 Hint: Think about the formula we discussed.
True or False: The hydraulic diameter is always equal to the diameter of a circular conduit.
💡 Hint: Remember, it changes with the shape of the conduit.
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You are tasked with designing a drainage system using a triangular duct with a base of 6 m and a height of 4 m. Calculate the hydraulic diameter and discuss any considerations for flow behavior in this geometry.
💡 Hint: Calculate the lengths carefully, and consider how the shape might affect your flow equations.
In a civil engineering project, compare the flow characteristics of a standard circular pipe and a rectangular duct (4 m x 2 m) at the same flow rate. How would you analyze the differences using hydraulic diameter?
💡 Hint: Think about how the energy loss calculations would differ for each shape.
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