Basic Hydraulic Concepts

Basic Hydraulic Concepts • Difference between hydrostatics and hydrodynamics • Pascal’s Law and its significance • Advantages and disadvantages of hydraulic fluid power • Pressure-force-area relationship • Definitions of work, power, and horsepower • Basic concept of a fluid power Continue reading Basic Hydraulic Concepts

Fluid Mechanics

Fluid Mechanics Bernoulli’s Apparatus   Venturi meters   Types of orifices with respect to type & Shape   Types of orifices with respect to Edge shape & Nature of discharge  Jet of water  vena contracta  Orifice   Types of Notches   Venturimeter 1  Venturimeter 2 (Obs & Cal)  Hydraulic Coefficients Cc Cv Cd Continue reading Fluid Mechanics