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Analysis of a Hydraulic Pipe System with Major and Minor Pressure Losses
Author(s)
Mohammad Alesmaeel, Ali Alfarsi, SafaaAlmusa, Emilio Diaz, SourenGrigoryan, Joao Queda, TadehZirakian andDavid Boyajian
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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2019.03.006
Affiliation(s)
Department of Civil Engineering and Construction Management, California State University, Northridge, CA 91330, USA
ABSTRACT
Bernoulli’s principle states
that an increase in the speed of a fluid is directly related to the decrease in
the fluid’s potential energy. Many
engineers refer to Bernoulli’s equations to calculate the pressure of a system.
The objective of this undergraduate research endeavor is to illustrate the
accuracy of his theory and apply it to one of the most common fluid systems in
residential homes, a pump pipe system. The research team consisted of a diverse
body of undergraduate students with different educational and cultural
backgrounds. Completing this objective further improved every member’s problem
solving, communication skills, self-confidence, ability to rationalize and
transcribe physical phenomena as well visually express them to rest of the
engineering community. The findings of this research showed a relationship
between various parameters such as, pipe length, pipe roughness, diameter, and
specific gravity of the liquid.
KEYWORDS
Bernoulli’s equation, pipe flow, hydraulics, educational model, engineering creativity.
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