Group dynamics

Experiment 1 Fluid Flow In A Smooth Pipe Abstract In this experiment, three variable flow meters are used to alter the flowrate. Changes in pressure drop due to the change in flowrate are then observed from the three pressure gauges that can measure pressure at different range and recorded. The shift from laminar flow to turbulent flow is seen from the results recorded, but it is observed more clearly from the water-soluble dye experiment that was carried out by the demonstrator. Laminar flow

1. Introduction Erosion corrosion is the combined effect of corrosion and erosion, which is caused when a rapid turbulent fluid passes through the metal surface [1], which are already corroded by pits. The pits are formed because of the breakage of the oxide layer of the metal. A combination of erosion and corrosion can lead to very high pitting rates. The joint action of the erosion and corrosion is known as erosion-corrosion, which is encountered prominently in chemical processing industries like

MEEM 5240: Computational Fluid Dynamics Driven Cavity Flow Problem by the Marker and Cell Two-dimensional-driven cavity flow problem Using any programming language on any computer platform, model the flow in a driven cavity. The cavity is of size 1 by 1 and the velocity at the top is 1.Using the nondimensional formulation, select a Reynolds number equal to 10 and compute upto steady state. Use primitive variables (pressure and velocity) and staggered grid (the Marker and Cell method).

Gas turbines are often exposed to ingestion of particles suspended in the air such as dust, ash, salt, ice, water droplets, and sand particles during operation. These particles are the most important factor that cause blade fault in all types of gas turbines. The most common types of blade fault are fouling, erosion, tip clearance increase, water ingestion, and foreign object damage (FOD) [1]. Most of mentioned cases cause roughness over the blade surfaces that deteriorate the gas turbine performance

SIR GEORGE GABRIEL STOKES Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet, was an Irish physicist, mathematician, politician and theologian. He was born on 13 August 1819, in Ireland, as the youngest son in the eight children of a very religious Protestant family. His father Gabriel Stokes was the rector of Skreen; and his mother, Elizabeth Haughton, was the daughter of John Haugton, the rector of Kilrea, County Londonderry He first educated in Dublin, Ireland, and later he was sent to England where he

Rayleigh-Bénard problem as well as describe the derivation of a four-mode lorenz model and a linear stability analysis of the hydrodynamic equations to find the critical Rayleigh number responsible for predicting convection in a system. 2 Basic Fluid Dynamics 2.1 What is a fluid? A fluid is a substance that will deform (flow) when a shear stress is applied. This is in contrast to a solid, which will compress rather than continuously deform under such a stress. Fluids are a subset of the phases

How do biomechanical understandings influence the learning of and performance in surfing? Problem: The problem with my surfing is my paddling technique. Understanding the fundamental relationships in mechanics, helps form a foundation for the analysis of human movement in surfing. The main principle or law of motion I am going to look into is Newton’s Law of Action and Reaction. This law of motion is mainly applied when paddling. It helps me understand how the application of force to my arm

Fluids Lab Viscous Losses in Pipes Objectives: Compare the flow rate/pressure drop characteristics for flow in pipes in the laminar and turbulent regions. Apparatus: The experiment is conducted with the help of a Manometer, with which the pressure drop between two gauge points can be measured. For small pressure differences the water (oil) / air manometer is used, whereas for larger pressure differences the mercury / water (oil) manometer is used. The flow rate of the water is measured in

This section is an overview of the demands and tests associated with the integrity of well during production from and injection to a reservoir. The process begins after the well construction/well intervention organization has handed the well over to the production organization and concludes with a handover back to drilling and well organization for intervention, work-over or abandonment. Well integrity during this phase is used to keep hydrocarbons from the pay zone inside the well and by protecting

MECH2410: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics Ducted Fan Practical Report Name: Mike Barrientos Student Number: 43179284 Practical Session: P05 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 1.1 Theory 3 1.2 Fan Scaling Laws 4 2. Aims and Objectives 5 2.1 Aims 5 2.2 Scope 5 2.3 Objectives 5 3. Method 6 3.1 Assumptions 6 3.2 Procedure 6 3.2.1 Part 1 6 3.2.2 Part 2 7 4. Results and Discussions 8 4.1 Part 1 8 4.2 Part 2 8 5. Conclusions 8 6. References 8 7. Appendix A – Pre-Work 8 8. Appendix B – Error