PAYMENT
UNIT –V
CLOSED CONDUIT FLOW : REYNOLD’S
EXPERIMENT – CHARACTERISTICS OF
LAMINAR & TURBULENT FLOWS. FLOW
BETWEEN PARALLEL PLATES, FLOW
THROUGH LONG TUBES,
FLOW THROUGH INCLINED TUBES. LAWS OF
FLUID FRICTION – DARCY’S EQUATION,
MINOR LOSSES – PIPES IN SERIES – PIPES
IN PARALLEL – TOTAL ENERGY LINE AND
HYDRAULIC GRADIENT LINE. PIPE NETWORK
PROBLEMS, VARIATION OF FRICTION FACTOR
WITH REYNOLD’S NUMBER – MOODY’S
CHART