Is Total Pressure Different at Different Points Along a Pipe?

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Total pressure in a pipe is the sum of static and dynamic pressures and is generally considered constant along a straight pipe. However, in real-world scenarios, total pressure varies due to energy loss from friction and viscous effects, leading to head loss as fluid flows. This means that the total pressure at the discharge point is not equal to that at the suction point, necessitating the use of pumps to maintain pressure. The discussion highlights that while total pressure can be constant over short distances, longer lengths of pipe experience significant losses that affect total pressure. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for effective fluid system design and pump selection.
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Total pressure is a sum of the static pressure and the dynamic one, and is said to be the same along a pipe/duct.
In the water pipe gauge (static) pressure is maximal after the pump and minimal at the pipe outlet, but the speed and the density being the same, the dynamic pressure is the same everywhere. So, the total pressure is different at different points ?
 
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Yes: In a real-world situation, the stream of water loses energy as it flows, due mostly to friction and viscous losses. This is why pumps require input energy.
 
russ_watters EXCELLENT
 
Does total pressure stay the same everywhere in a closed system ?
 
Not according to Russ.
The loss as the flud moves down the pipe is called, well, head loss.
 
The TP at discharge is not = the TP at suction ?
Why ?
 
Yuri B. said:
The TP at discharge is not = the TP at suction ?
Why ?
That's the entire purpose of a pump.
 
because u give the pump electric power and it transimits it to hydraulic power
thats the reason YURI
 
I got it so: the first statement (in my OP) - which one can meet not once in the writings on the subject - is true conditionally for only short lengthes of a system where head losses are considered negligeable.
Thank you!
 
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my friend we always here neglect secondary losses like fittings and valves but length no and also it depends on the length ur talkin abt
 
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