Practice - Control Volume for Uniform Flow
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Practice Questions
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What is the definition of a control volume in fluid mechanics?
💡 Hint: Think about a physical space you can draw around flowing fluid.
State Bernoulli’s equation.
💡 Hint: Recall that it involves energy terms related to height, velocity, and pressure.
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What does the control volume help to analyze?
💡 Hint: Focus on what properties are conserved in fluid mechanics.
Bernoulli's equation states that energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be:
💡 Hint: Think about energy flows in closed systems.
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Challenge Problems
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Calculating the water surface elevation at point 2 when the water flows from depth 2.3 feet downstream a ramp and the ramp height is 0.5 feet with a flow rate of 5.75 ft²/s.
💡 Hint: Make use of energy conservation principles.
Design a channel section to maintain subcritical flow given a specific flow rate and ramp condition. Discuss the parameters necessary to guarantee stability.
💡 Hint: Refer to specific energy diagrams to foresee flow behaviors.
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