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I tried to set up the problem with enough flow in a steady state to force it to be an isentropic process with ample insulation and ridged.

Thanks for the reply Chestermiller. I thought I had started with your formula ##\frac{dp}{dh}=\rho g## but ran into difficulties. I tried to formulate this problem using a U-Tube to illustrate my confusion. (It is very likely I am just confused in my lack of understanding, and the rest of you...

For the record, this is not a student trying to get others to do their homework for them, rather it is just a hic trying to do math beyond his training, one that is not scared to learn whatever it takes to get his head wrapped around it. My problem is easy if I was just dealing with air...

Background: I am seeking the method of solving the following problem. I’m trying to work through a real-world problem and am stumped on P=ρ *g*h when h is large (density changes significantly)(vapor/gas). I tried to isolate the issue from my bigger problem to help find a formulaic way to solve...

CWatters thanks for the reply. This does not agree with all the reading I have done regarding reaction wheels with zero degrees of freedom. Can you please give a deeper explanation or citations so I can investigate this. Can you explain HOW this works, I have already stated in the first post...

I think the legs are doing something totally different then what the Hubble does as they do the same repeated cycle without needing to change the rate of the cycles. The Hubble uses a reactionary gyro, where the desired change occurs only while the gyro is being accelerated in the opposite...

Thanks CWatters for your reply. Let me give an illustration which may help clarify what I am trying to understand. Every experienced rock climber knows that when dangling from a rope you are able to control the direction you are facing. I have done this many times with much flailing of arms...

most modern 'hover crafts' are miss-named and should be called 'skimmers' as they sit on a cushion of air formed by the skirt that lightly scuffs along the ground. I suspect what your referring to would be a true hovercraft which utilities an air curtain to form the edge of the air pocket. In...

Note: given many questions rg spinning objects, this is NOT related to perpetual motion or other similar dreams… Q: How do I convert mechanical work (ie: energy from a battery) into a spinning force (torque) on a self-contained object suspended from a rope. I am looking for an...

Hi edgeflow, Its been a long time since I figured this stuff out... but It strikes me that solving for max flow through the pipe is not necessary the correct approach. (Please forgive me if this was already dealt with) Would you not have a nozzle at the end of your penstock that would minimize...