At a sudden contraction in a pipe the diameter changes from (D_{1}) to (D_{2}). The pressure drop,

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At a sudden contraction in a pipe the diameter changes from \(D_{1}\) to \(D_{2}\). The pressure drop, \(\Delta p\), which develops across the contraction is a function of \(D_{1}\) and \(D_{2}\), as well as the velocity, \(V\), in the larger pipe, and the fluid density, \(ho\), and viscosity, \(\mu\). Use \(D_{1}, V\), and \(\mu\) as repeating variables to determine a suitable set of dimensionless parameters. Why would it be incorrect to include the velocity in the smaller pipe as an additional variable?

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Munson Young And Okiishi's Fundamentals Of Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781119080701

8th Edition

Authors: Philip M. Gerhart, Andrew L. Gerhart, John I. Hochstein

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