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Geometric Ratio Pipe Problem: How to Find D2/D1?
Homework Statement Find D2/D1. See attachment. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Ans: D2/D1 = 0.68 I can't figure this one out. Any special trigonometric identities that might help here? Thanks.- xzibition8612
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- Geometric Pipe Ratio
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Thermal expansion of a copper pipe
Homework Statement Many hot-water heating systems have a reservoir tank connected directly to the pipeline, so as to allow for expansion when the water becomes hot. The heating system of a house has 63.1 m of copper pipe whose inside radius is 7.69 x 10^-3 m. When the water and pipe are heated...- slaw155
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- Copper Expansion Pipe Thermal Thermal expansion
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Fluid Dynamics Question - Pressure Difference in Horizontal Pipe
Homework Statement The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) carries around 100,000m3 of oil per day from the Northern Alaskan oil fields to the nearest ice-free port of Valdez, around 1300km away. The pipe has an outer diameter of 1.22m and a wall thickness of 12mm. Eleven pumping stations...- fazer2014
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- Difference Dynamics Fluid Fluid dynamics Horizontal Pipe Pressure Pressure difference
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What is the air pressure in a PVC pipe with weight on top?
Consider the following: I have 2 PVC pipes, one is small enough to fit into the other with a little extra space. A rubber ring is placed around the smaller one to fill up the empty space, making a good seal to push air in and out of the larger one. Ignore any friction caused by the ring on... -
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Calculating 32mm Pipe Filling Rate
Hi, How to calculate the filling rate of 32mm dia pipe(15m length) arrange vertically from ground to second floor with 0.2bar pressure from main supply? the storage tank capacity is 200gal at the roof of second floor. Tq- johady
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- Pipe Rate
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Archived Calculate Deformation of Pinching a Pipe
Homework Statement A cannula (hollow tube) is gripped by a force (1/3 of the cannula length). What is the deformation of the cannula due to the force. E=2.9x10^7 psi, Cannula Length L = 0.75 inches, gripped length = 0.25inches, Force =1 pound, outside diameter=0.02inches, inside...- physics337
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- Pipe
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Archived Maximizing Flow Rate in a Water Pipe: Accounting for Pipe Losses
Homework Statement What is the maximum flow rate that can be seen in a water pipe where city water is supplied to a building. The pressure behind the water is 50psi, and the inner diameter of the pipe is 2". Homework Equations bernoulli's principle The Attempt at a Solution I...- soronemus
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- Flow Max Pipe
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Formulas to Calculate deflection/bending of Free-Standing Pipe
Hello Everyone, I have several questions regarding the deflection of a free-standing pipe wherein Force is applied on top. Appreciate any feedback that I can get. Supposing I have the following Pipe Specifications: OD: 7in ID: 6in Yield Strength: 80,000psi Modulus of Elasticity...- Soji
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- Formulas Pipe
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- Forum: General Engineering
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What is the relationship between flow rate and pressure in pipes?
[b]1. Good day to all. Would appreciate all your help for my understanding please. I am quite new to this topic of fluid dynamics. a) Say i have a 1200mm pipe which eventually serves a main distribution network. However, I will close the valve to the distribution and allows the water to...- yun
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- Flow Pipe Split Water Water flow
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- Forum: Engineering and Comp Sci Homework Help
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Double pipe heat exchanger sources
hi I am looking for a complete double pipe heat exchanger thermal and mechanical design. I've found some online sources like this http://scopewe.com/double-pipe-heat-exchanger-design-part-1/ tutorial. and book like process heat transfer by Kern. but I need newer books or online sources. thanks...- sdfgh
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- Heat Heat exchanger Pipe Sources
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Double Pipe Heat Exchanger books
hello. I am asked to give a lecture on double pipe heat exchanger . I have studied books like process heat transfer by D.Kern and some online articles. I was wondering if other complete sources are available about http://scopewe.com/double-pipe-heat-exchanger-design-part-1/. I would appreciate...- fghjk
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- Books Heat Heat exchanger Pipe
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- Forum: General Engineering
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Help Building Simple Pipe Bend (Experiment)
So as a side project for my professor, I'm supposed to 1) build a recirculating simple pipe bend 2) experiment and get data 3) do hand calculations via fluids equations (Bernoulli) 4) simulate with solidworks 5) compare results Restrictions: budget and availability of finding products...- aurienell
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- Bend Building Experiment Pipe Solidworks
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- Forum: General Engineering
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Fixed Pipe Uniform Load Support
Hello, I am working on a project to be able to support a spray bar assembly with a pipe with a specific diameter. The spray arms, fully extended, sit at 45 deg on hydraulics. To perform maintenance, these hydraulics must be turned off, so a way to support this is needed. The support pipe 103"...- Reynolds7
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- Load Pipe Support Uniform
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Double pipe heat exchanger design guide
hi friends, I am going to program a double pipe heat exchanger designer software and I need to every detail on heat transfer and mechanical design considerations. I've read some on double pipe heat exchanger on net like this http://scopewe.com/double-pipe-heat-exchanger-design-part-1/ guide...- peymanj
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- Design Heat Heat exchanger Pipe
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- Forum: Materials and Chemical Engineering
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Heat exchange: Water to water through jacketed pipe
[SIZE="2"]Edit: I've realized that it's not called a 'jacketed pipe', but simply a double pipe heat exchanger. Apologies, English is not my first language. I have been asked to scour the webs for information about how to calculate the heat exchange in a jacketed stainless steel pipe, with...- Skafsgaard
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- Exchange Heat Heat exchange Pipe Water
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- Forum: General Engineering
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Calculating the frequency of an open end pipe?
How can this be done. I know it has to do with the length, but what about the width? Does that have any bearing?- Qaiphyx
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- Frequency Pipe
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Role of Pipe Length in Poiseuille's Law
I can't figure out why the length the a pipe (L) increases the change in driving pressure with respect to this law: Delta P = (8*mu*L*Q)/(pi*(r^4)) I would think that delta P wouldn't change because the fluid is incompressible. Does anyone have a conceptual explanation for the simple...- Willis92
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- Law Length Pipe Poiseuille's law
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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PDE (wave equation) used to find acoustic pressure in a a pipe
Homework Statement Assume that the wavelength of acoustic waves in an organ pipe is long relative to the width of the pipe so that the acoustic waves are one-dimensional (they travel only lengthwise in the pipe). Therefore, the equation governing the pressure in the wave is: ∂2p/∂t2-c2*∂2p/∂x2...- LinearWave
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- Acoustic Pde Pipe Pressure Wave equation
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Allowable gap clearance for pipe supports
I have a 30" diameter pipe that is supported about every 5-6 ft using bolts in a steel pipe support. As you can see in the attached photo, there is a pretty good size gap between the bolt/nut and the top surface of the pipe support, and also between the two faces of the interface. My question...- steves1080
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- Gap Pipe
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Compressed air flow rate from pipe to container
Hello All,I was given a problem today that I could use some guidance on. I have a compressed air pipe flowing into a container. This container has a pressure of 5 psi while the pipe has a pressure of 90 psi. There is a valve that controls when the air is released into the vessel and only...- Jrbts11
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- Air Air flow Compressed Compressed air Container Flow Flow rate Pipe Rate
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- Forum: General Engineering
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Calculating pipe diameter for half-flow condition/mannings equation
Hello, My knowledge on fluid mechanics is on a introductory level. When explaining, it would be great if you could explain in simple English and also like teaching to a student who isn't very good at the subject area! I've been reading a lecture slide and have been trying to follow the example...- kachi
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- Diameter Pipe
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Siphon Breaker Vent Pipe Location
Siphon Breaker Vent Pipe Location (Sketch attached) Say I need to maintain a roughly constant liquid level in a tank (T1 in attached image), one way is to have a U-loop on the drain pipe. Problem is, this can get a siphon started in the geometry shown & entire T1 empties into T2. Not good...- rollingstein
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- Pipe
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- Forum: General Engineering
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Laminar flow in a pipe (Poiseuille flow)
Homework Statement I am trying to derive Poiseuille's equation using an infinitesimal volume element of the pipe in cylindrical coordinates as seen below. I am using x for the flow direction, u for the velocity in the flow direction, and μ for the viscosity constant...- rmc240
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- Flow laminar Laminar flow Pipe
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Pipe excavation in silt clay soil and pipe safety
Problem: Excessive settlement I was considering adding new material under the pipe to avoid settlement. But I ran into another problem which has to do which the pipe's edges. How to avoid shears there in silt clay soil? pipe depth is 4m. Thanks- M. next
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- Clay Pipe Safety Soil
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- Forum: General Engineering
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Calculating Temperature Drop with Heat Loss from Pipe - David
Hi there, I am dealing with a pipe that is surrounded by air and trying to calculate the temperature drop. The inlet temperature is 1273K and the ambient air is 293K. In my quest to do so I have calculated the overall heat transfer coefficient to be around 10 W/m2K, which I believe for a gas...- davidgrant23
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- Heat Heat loss Loss Pipe
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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How can I improve my approach for calculating temperature drop in a quartz pipe?
Hi there, I'm trying to find out the temperature drop of flue gas in an uninsulated quartz pipe in ambient air. I am fairly confident with my approach but receive erroneous answers. I have approached the problem as follows: 1) Calculate the prandtl number 2) Calculate the Re number 3)...- davidgrant23
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- Drop Pipe Temperature
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- Forum: Materials and Chemical Engineering
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Calculate Water Pipe Flow for Output Temperature of 60 Celsius
Hey Guys! This is my first post so I apologize beforehand if there are any mistakes with my post :D But my question is... I have 2 water pipes that are connected to one pipe in the middle, but the distance from the 2 water pipes to the connection point are not necessarily the same. The...- MingoN26
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- Flow Pipe Pipe flow Water
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Fluid dynamics in horizontal pipe
There's a figure that comes with the question but I'm having trouble attaching it so I will describe it the best I can. There is a large cylinder labeled the reservoir. A horizontal pipe is connected near the base of the reservoir and it is open at the other end so fluid flows out (point B)...- Bengo
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- Dynamics Fluid Fluid dynamics Horizontal Pipe
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Force of water flowing through a pipe?
I was considering installing an immersion heater inside a vertical standpipe of a water tower (4-ft internal dia) in order to aid in freeze protection for winter. However, during full flow the tower drains at a flow rate of about 4,000 gal/sec! I want to make sure that there are sufficient...- steves1080
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- Force Pipe Water
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What is the minimum force needed to bend a 16mm x 2mm stainless steel pipe?
The Tube materials and their mechanical properties. Tube Material Y.S - Mpa U.T.S-Mpa Modulus of elasticity- Gpa Stainless steel304 215 505 200 Tube Size, thickness & corresponding bending radius are. Tube Dia & thickness Corresponding...- parthiban.b
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- Bend Force Pipe
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Cylinder rolling inside a moving pipe
Homework Statement A thin-walled pipe with mass M and radius R (moment of inertia MR2) rolls without slipping on a horizontal surface. Inside the pipe, a solid cylinder of mass m and radius r (moment of inertia (1/2)mr2) also rolls without slipping under gravity. ##\alpha## and ##\phi## are...- CAF123
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- Cylinder Pipe Rolling
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Are Goals to Become a STEM Professor Pipe Dreams?
I really enjoy physics and chemistry and do OK in math (not stupendous, but OK at it and enjoy it) and have been pressured by my parents to choose a STEM major like computer science or engineering (the latter of which I have zero interest in). I'm a freshman right now and still have time...- SF49erfan
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- Dreams Goals Pipe Professor Stem
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- Forum: STEM Career Guidance
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Torque required to rotate steel pipe on rollers
Hello, I'm stuck on what should be a fairly simple problem. Trying to calculate the size of motor required to rotate steel pipe at 0.33RPM around its axis, on 2 sets of rollers, 4 wheels total (hard rubber). Pipe 48" OD Mild Steel pipe 0.5WT 24m in Length Rollers 4 x 12" Rubber...- Rocket795
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- Pipe Rotate Steel Torque
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Heat flow problem (copper pipe)
Homework Statement A copper bar with a cross sectional area of 4.40 cm2 and a length of 0.62 m has one end at 1 °C and the other end at 97 °C. Find the heat flow through the bar if the thermal conductivity of copper is 385 W/(m·K) Homework Equations R = (λ*L)/A I = ΔT / R k = 1/λ...- BMcC
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- Flow Heat Heat flow Pipe
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Half pipe with friction in the middle
Homework Statement Consider a half pipe of height L. The middle section, non sloping part, has a friction coefficient of ##\mu_k = 0.1## and frictionless every where else. The length of this section is L. How many times can the skateboarder go back and forth before he stops? Homework...- Dustinsfl
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- Friction Pipe
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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MHB Friction on a half pipe in the middle location
Consider a half pipe of height L. The middle section, non sloping part, has a friction coefficient of \(\mu_k = 0.1\) and frictionless every where else. The length of this section is L. How many times can the skateboarder go back and forth before he stops? In the friction section, \[ \sum...- Dustinsfl
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- Friction Pipe
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- Forum: General Math
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Measure inward and outward pressure in a pipe?
Lets say I have the following pipe with layers of different material (material is simply a example): As you can see in the middle there is a hole with just air thru it. If I fill that pipe with pressurized water, it will make OUTWARD pressure on that first steel pipe. Obviously because of... -
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Bending pipe - compression and tension
Hi, I'm a bit confused. Say you're bending a cylindrical pipe (tube, hollow cylinder). So the neutral axis of the pipe will be in the middle of the pipe and all the material on the inside of the bend (to one side of the neutral axis) will be in compression, while all the material on the...- mrmojorizing
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- Bending Compression Pipe Tension
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A closed organ pipe has a length of 2.40 m?
[FONT=Helvetica Neue]A closed organ pipe has a length of 2.40 m. [FONT=Helvetica Neue]a.) What is the frequency of the note played by the pipe? Use [FONT=Helvetica Neue]343 m/s as the speed of sound. [FONT=Helvetica Neue]b.) When a second pipe is played at the same time, a 1.40 Hz beat note...- TheCuriosity
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- Closed Length Pipe
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Heat transfer from water in a stainless steel pipe: analysis
Hi Guys, this is my first post and I'd love a bit of help here, appreciated this may seem basic but it's been a few years since I did this last. I have water in a stainless steel pipe (ID = 0.0381m, OD = 0.0411m) network of roughly 10m length, at 120 bar, roughly 50°C (+ or - 5). This water...- CKVEng
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- Analysis Heat Heat transfer Pipe Stainless steel Steel Water
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- Forum: Engineering and Comp Sci Homework Help
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Pipe Climbing Device: Calculating Force, Motor & Time Needed
Hi I got a physics question and would like you to help me abit urgent. I have a device that has to climb a pipe of 105mm in diameter. I have the basic concept of my device I just need to know a few things, the device has 4 wheels acting on the inside wall of the pipe it has to climb up 2.5...- donenow
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- Pipe
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What Are the Partials of a 16 ft Open Organ Pipe?
Homework Statement What are the fundamental and first overtone (second partial) of an open (at both ends) organ pipe 16 ft long? Homework Equations V=fλ The Attempt at a Solution V=fλ 343=f8 42.9 hz= f I'm just not sure how to find partials :/ All help is appreciated- Mozzalicious
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- Pipe
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Finding the magnitude of the moment on a pipe wrench
Homework Statement A force of 56 pounds acts on the pipe wrench shown. find the magnitude of the moment about O by evaluating || OA x F || Homework Equations || OA x F || The Attempt at a Solution First I tried to find my vector component for Force which I got -56 [ cos(30)i +...- yazz912
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- Magnitude Moment Pipe Wrench
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Temperature of fluid flowing through pipe
Is there a mathematical relation for the temperature change when a fluid flows through a pipe from one end to another? I am not aware of any equation in thermodynamics for this, but I would guess the following parameters are important : 1. cross-sectional diameter of pipe 2. viscosity 3...- Jay_
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- Fluid Pipe Temperature
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- Forum: Thermodynamics
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Determining volume of fluid dispersed from a broken pipe
I have the pipe size, flow rate, and a duration. How can I figure out the amount of fluid that was released from the pipe?- nathan
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- Broken Fluid Pipe Volume
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- Forum: Materials and Chemical Engineering
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What is the Force Exerted on Supports Holding a 90 Degree Reducing Bend Pipe?
Homework Statement A 90 degree reducing bend has an inlet diameter of 4 in. and an outlet diameter of 2 in. If water enters the bend at a pressure of 40 psig and a flow of 500 gpm, calculate the force (net magnitude and direction) exerted on the supports that hold the bend in lace. The loss...- gfd43tg
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- Bend Force Pipe
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- Forum: Engineering and Comp Sci Homework Help
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Fluid dynamics, Pipe Flow, Hagen Poiseuille, Darcy's equation
Homework Statement A water injection line is made from smooth capillary tubing with inside diameter D = 25.0 mm . If the length of the pipe is 0.75 m and assuming laminar flow is present up to Re = 2000, find (i) the maximum average velocity at which the flow is laminar (ii) the pressure...- sandpants
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- Dynamics Flow Fluid Fluid dynamics Pipe Pipe flow
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Finding the convection of a node in a hot pipe
Homework Statement I just completed a lab in class where we heated a copper pipe and measured the temperatures at 25 different locations. Each of these locations is called a node. The goal is to find the convection losses by using the First Law (qc1 + qc2 + qc3 + qc4 + qrad + qconv = dECV/dt)...- theBEAST
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- Convection Hot Pipe
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Organ Pipe Resonance - How long is the pipe?
Homework Statement An open organ pipe has a fundamental frequency - corresponding to the first resonant length -of 262 Hz. The room temperature is 20.0°C. What is the length of the pipe. [The answer is 0.66m] Given: 262 Hz and 20°C Homework Equations v = 332 + 0.59t v = f λ...- MystiqThunder
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- Pipe Resonance
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Pressure Calculation for Flow Through a Changing Diameter Pipe
I have a flow through a pipe that changes in diameter to become narrower. I can measure the pressure P1 at the wider end where it is applied and I want to calculate the pressure P2 at the narrow end. I can't directly apply Bernoulli's equation here because I have no way of measuring the flow...- O2F
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- Flow Pipe
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- Forum: Other Physics Topics