21.4 - Concluding Remarks
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What is a major head loss?
💡 Hint: Think about where the most resistance occurs in a pipe.
How do you define minor losses?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when the flow direction changes.
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What is the primary cause of major head losses?
💡 Hint: Consider where most resistance occurs.
True or False: Minor losses only occur in straight pipes.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens at junctions or bends.
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A pipeline with a diameter of 0.5m is 4000m long with a friction factor of 0.02. Calculate the major head loss using the Darcy-Weisbach equation.
💡 Hint: Remember to compute area and velocity from discharge first.
A valve in a pipeline causes a minor loss coefficient of K = 3. If the flow velocity is 3 m/s, calculate the minor head loss.
💡 Hint: You’ll need to know gravitational acceleration for this calculation.
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