Problems in Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics

This textbook offers a unique introduction to hydraulics and fluid mechanics through more than 100 exercises, with guided solutions, which students will find valuable in preparation for their preliminary or qualifying exams and for testing their grasp of the subject. In some exercises two different...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Longo, Sandro, Tanda, Maria Giovanna (Author), Chiapponi, Luca (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
Series:Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Hydrostatic forces on submerged plane surfaces
  • Hydrostatic forces on submerged curved surfaces. Immersed and floating bodies
  • Momentum analysis of flow systems
  • Pipeline systems
  • Industrial hydraulic systems
  • Circuits with hydraulic machines: pumps and turbines
  • Hydraulic transients
  • Flow in open channels
  • Geometry properties of common plane shapes
  • Volume and surface area of solid figures Physical properties of the fluids
  • Losses in pipes and channels