1.6 - Pressure Drop Parameters
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What is a pressure drop?
💡 Hint: Think of what happens to water when it flows through a narrow opening.
Name a factor that affects pressure drop.
💡 Hint: Consider how wide or narrow a pipe is.
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What key factors affect pressure drop in a pipe?
💡 Hint: Recall the elements discussed in class.
True or False: Dimensional analysis simplifies the number of required experiments.
💡 Hint: Think about the purpose of dimensional analysis.
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Design an experiment that analyzes how changing the fluid in a pipe (from water to a glycerin solution) affects pressure drop. Explain your approach.
💡 Hint: Consider how viscosity plays a role in fluid behavior.
Using Buckingham Pi theorem, develop dimensionless groups for the relationship between pressure drop and the aforementioned factors. Explain your reasoning.
💡 Hint: Recall the number of variables and reference dimensions required.
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