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Yes, I've come to realize that. I was trying to compensate for that problem by incorporating HL from friction, but that was incorrect. I'm now using the Poiseuille equation: \upsilon \pi R^2 = \frac{\pi R^4}{8\eta} (\frac{|\Delta P|}{\Delta x}) Any additional suggestions?

The problem is not making it work. It flows quite well in this small tube, due to the high pressure gradient. I am simply trying to describe the process in a quantifiable way. I've been looking at the Stokes equation and Hagen–Poiseuille equation this morning. These seem to be the...

No. A turbine is designed to lower the energy of the air. A compressor increases it. They are designed for two different things and are not interchangeable. Just having a "curved blade" is meaningless. There are critical parameters associated with the twist of the blade, as well as with...

You more than just RPM to quantify performance. Diameter of the fan, pressure ratio of the overall compression stages...

I am working on a fluid mechanics problem modeling something I've come into contact with at work. I have an open to atmosphere reservoir of a fluid with properties as follows SG=1.48 Viscosity= 47000 Cp Height of fluid column, 3 inches or so. i.e. Neglible I then have a pressure...