FLUID MECHANICS

General Data and Formulae

General Data
Acceleration due to gravity (g)
Density of water ()
Dynamic viscosity of water ()

9.81 m/s2
1000 kg/m3
1.0210-3 N-s/m2

Relative density of mercury

1 litre

13.60
10-3 m3

Formulae

Re

VD VD

Reynolds number:

LV 2 16LQ 2
LQ 2
hf

2 gD
2 g 2 D 5 12.1D 5
Darcy-Weisbach formula:

Hazen-Williams formula:

10.353 l Q1.85
hf
C 1.85 D 4.87

64
Re

(Laminar F low)

Darcy-Weisbach frction factor

0.25

k
5.74
log 3.7 D Re 0.9

P gHQ
Fluid Power:

Dimensionless Pump Parameters:

Q
gH
and
ND 3
N 2D2

(Turbulent Flow)

Hardy-Cross Corrections

h
Q=
m . h/Q

m. Q
H=
Q/h