Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Fluid Mechanics I (ENGR 361)

Lecturer: Professor Nabil Esmail

Tutor : Hany Gomaa

Office :EV 14.139

Tel: 514-848-2424 EXT (7239)
E-mail: gomaa.hany@gmail.com

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 TUTORIAL 10
Fluid Flow in Pipes
1. Pipe flow:
Laminar flow
Turbulent flow [NEXT TUTORIAL]
Pipes analysis using the Moody chart
2. Pipe losses:
Major losses [NEXT TUTORIAL]
Minor losses [NEXT TUTORIAL]
3. Problems
Simple problems
General problems
4. (Multiple Pipes Flow) [NEXT TUTORIAL]

References:
1. Lecture notes on ``Nature & Analysis of Fluid Flows II`` by Professor Nabil Esmail.
2. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics by Robert W. Fox, Philip J. Pritchard, Alan T. McDonald, 7th
Edition, John Wiley and Sons Publishers
3. ``Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics`` by Munson, Young, Okiishi and Huebsh, 6th,5th or 4th 2
Edition, John Wiley & Sons Publishers
Fluid Flow In Pipes

Fundamentals of Fluid
Mechanics`` by Munson,
Young, Okiishi and Huebsh,
, 4th edition
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Entrance length and pipe diameter ratios

Fundamentals of Fluid
Mechanics`` by Munson,
Young, Okiishi and Huebsh,
, 4th edition
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 Reynolds Number
Reynolds Number is a measure of the ratio between
the inertia force to the viscous force.

The Reynolds number determines the type of flow.

There are three different types of flows available;
Laminar flow, Transitional flow and Turbulent flow.
For example, Laminar flow is associated for a Reynolds
number below 2300 for circular pipes, while a turbulent
flow is found for a Reynolds Number above 4600 for
circular pipes.

The Reynolds Number Equation:

VD =

Re = VD
Re =

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Mechanics`` by Munson,
Young, Okiishi and Huebsh,
, 4th edition
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Mechanics`` by Munson,
Young, Okiishi and Huebsh,
, 4th edition
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Mechanics`` by Munson,
Young, Okiishi and Huebsh,
, 4th edition
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Mechanics`` by Munson,
Young, Okiishi and Huebsh,
, 4th edition
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 Equations For laminar flow
Radial coordinate

Maximum Velocity

Mean Velocity
Fundamentals of Fluid
Mechanics`` by Munson,
Young, Okiishi and Huebsh,
, 4th edition
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Mechanics`` by Munson,
Young, Okiishi and Huebsh,
, 4th edition
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 LAMINAR PIPE
FLOW PROBLEMS

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Solution Manuel for the
Fundamentals of Fluid
Mechanics`` by Munson,
Young, Okiishi and Huebsh,
, 4th edition

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Fundamentals of Fluid
Mechanics`` by Munson,
Young, Okiishi and Huebsh,
, 4th edition

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Fundamentals of Fluid
Mechanics`` by Munson,
Young, Okiishi and Huebsh,
, 4th edition

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Solution Manuel for the
Fundamentals of Fluid
Mechanics`` by Munson,
Young, Okiishi and Huebsh,
, 4th edition

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Solution Manuel for the
Fundamentals of Fluid
Mechanics`` by Munson,
Young, Okiishi and Huebsh,
, 4th edition

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Solution Manuel for the
Fundamentals of Fluid
Mechanics`` by Munson,
Young, Okiishi and Huebsh,
, 4th edition

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Solution Manuel for the
Fundamentals of Fluid
Mechanics`` by Munson,
Young, Okiishi and Huebsh,
, 4th edition

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The Moody chart gives the friction factor in terms of the Reynolds number
and relative roughness

For laminar flow only

Fundamentals of Fluid
Mechanics`` by Munson,
Young, Okiishi and
Huebsh,4th edition

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