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Bernoulli Equation for Pipe Flow
Outlet conditions for water flow through a pipe using Bernoulli’s equation
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Buoyancy of a Floating Cube
Height of a cube above a liquid surface for different densities of the cube and liquid
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Couette Flow
Velocity profile for laminar flow of a viscous fluid between two parallel plates
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Drag Force on a Falling Object
Velocity versus time for a falling object
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Laminar Flow Around a Sphere
Vector field for flow around a sphere
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Steady-State Flow from a Tank
Mass and volumetric flow rates of a liquid flowing out of a tank
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Forces on a Completely Submerged Gate
Force needed to keep a completely-submerged gate closed
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Forces on a Partially Submerged Gate
Tension in a cable that keeps a partially-submerged gate closed
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How Fast Does a Tank Empty? Digital Experiment
Measures the volumetric flow rate of a liquid leaving a tank as a function of the liquid height and the drain pipe diameter.
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Hydraulic Loss in a Smooth Pipe Digital Experiment
Use the continuity equation and mechanical energy balance to predict velocity and pressure trends in a pipe
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Laminar Pipe Flow
Fluid velocity as a function of radial distance for laminar flow in a pipe
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Manometers
Height of a fluid for different pressures in three types of manometers
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Surface Roughness Effect on Sphere Trajectory
Trajectory of a non-rotating sphere, launched from a cannon, for different surface roughness
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Vectors
Representation of vector addition, scalar multiplication, and dot and cross products
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Velocity Profile for Immiscible Viscous Fluids
Behavior of three immiscible fluids subject to Couette flow
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Venturi Meter
Calculate the flow rate of a liquid through a pipe with a venturi meter
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Venturi Meter Digital Experiment
A virtual laboratory experiment for exploring venturi meters
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Viscous Flow around a Rotating Rod Digital Experiment
This digital experiment measures the velocity profile of a liquid around a rotating cylinder in the limit of small Reynolds number.
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A 2D Flow Field
A 2D fluid velocity field is using streamlines.Â
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Boundary Layer in Flow between Parallel Plates
Boundary layer thickness for flow between stationary parallel plates
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Buoyancy of a Floating Cylinder
Height of a cylinder above a liquid surface for different densities of the cube and liquid
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Capillary Action
Liquids will rise in a narrow capillary tube until a balance is established between the effects of surface tension and gravity.
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Double-Sided Couette Flow
Velocity profile for laminar flow between two parallel plates, both of which can have a velocity
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Equivalent Length of a Pipe with Fittings and Valves
Equivalent length of a pipe that has the same frictional pressure drop as fittings and valves
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Fluid Velocity in Rigid Body Rotation and Irrotational Flow
Velocity of a fluid for rigid body rotation and for irrotation flow
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Flying a Box Kite
Flight angle of a kite and the tension force in the kite string
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Force on a Thrust Reverser
Force on a thrust reverser
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Frictional Pressure Drop in a Pipe
Pressure drop in a pipe, due to friction, as a function of Reynold’s number
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Linear Momentum Balance in Aerodynamic Thrust
Force generated by a jet engine on a static thrust stand
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Measuring Flow Rates with a Pitot Tube
Stagnation pressure measured by a manometer to determine fluid velocity
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Pressure of a Rotating Fluid
Pressure as function of location for a fluid rotated at constant angular velocity
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Pressure Profile for Column of Multiple Fluids
Effects of fluid height and density on hydrostatic pressure for three immiscible fluids
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Pressure Within an Accelerating Container
Pressure on a submerged ball variation with position, fluid density, and acceleration
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