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Fluid mechanics and hydraulics guides for civil engineers covering open channel flow, pipe flow, pump design, flood analysis using HEC-RAS, and irrigation engineering. Resources for students and professionals.
Solved numericalA vessel has two identical orifices provided in one of its sides as shown in the figure. Locate the point of i…Water Resources · 1 min read
Solved numericalFor the two orifices shown in the figure below, determine Y2 such that X2=(3X1)/4.Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA jet of water issuing from 5mm diameter orifice working under a head of 2.0m, was found to travel horizontal…Water Resources · 1 min read
Solved numericalA 2.5m long pipeline tapers uniformly from 10cm diameter to 20cm diameter at its upper end. The pipe centerlin…Water Resources · 3 min read
Solved numericalThe figure below shows a pipe connecting a reservoir to a turbine which discharges water to the tailrace throu…Water Resources · 4 min read
Solved numericalThe figure below shows a pump P pumping 90 lps of water from a tank. (a) What will be the pressure at points B…Water Resources · 3 min read
Solved numericalThe head extracted by turbine CR in the fig. is 60m and the pressure at T is 505 KN/m2. For losses of 2V2/2g…Water Resources · 3 min read
Solved numericalThe pipe flow in the figure is driven by the pump. What gauge pressure is needed to be supplied by the pump to…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA jet of water coming out from 50mm diameter rounded nozzle attached to 100mm diameter pipe is directed vertic…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalThe pipe flow in the figure is driven by a pump. Determine the gauge pressure that must be supplied by the pum…Water Resources · 3 min read
Solved numericalA jet of water issues vertically upwards from 0.2m high nozzle whose inlet and outlet diameters are 100mm and…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalFor a turbine shown in the figure, P1 = 200 Kpa, P2= -35Kpa, Q = 0.3m3/s. Determine the energy output of the m…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalWater is pumped from a reservoir through 150mm diameter pipe and is delivered at a height of 15m from the cent…Water Resources · 3 min read
Solved numericalA 15cm diameter pipe is expanded to 25cm diameter suddenly at a section. The head loss at a sudden expansion f…Water Resources · 3 min read
Solved numericalA pipeline connected to a reservoir discharges water to the atmosphere. The loss of head is 1 times velocity h…Water Resources · 4 min read
Solved numericalIn the fig., the fluid is water and the pressure at point 1 is 180Kpa gage. If the mass flux is 15kg/s, what i…Water Resources · 3 min read
Solved numericalFind the manometer reading (h) in the lossless system of the fig.Water Resources · 3 min read
Solved numericalIn the fig., one end of a U-tube is oriented directly into the flow so that the velocity of the stream is zero…Water Resources · 3 min read