4.5 - Turbulent velocity distribution in terms of average velocity
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What is turbulent flow?
💡 Hint: Think about how fluid behaves in a chaotic manner.
What does the Reynolds number indicate?
💡 Hint: It's a dimensionless quantity.
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What does turbulent flow characterize?
💡 Hint: Think about how fluids behave in different flow regimes.
The average velocity for smoother flow regions is typically ______.
💡 Hint: Consider how friction from surfaces affects flow.
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Given a rough pipe with a diameter of 0.2 m and flow velocity at two distances 0.02 m and 0.04 m from the wall, calculate the roughness coefficient using provided velocity ratios.
💡 Hint: Start with the relationship between the two different velocities and apply the roughness correlation.
How would a sudden increase in pipe roughness impact the velocity distribution in turbulent flow? Provide a detailed explanation.
💡 Hint: Analyze how turbulent flow transitions with changed coefficients and relate to derived equations.
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