CHAPTER 4
Flow Through Pipe and Channel
OUTLINE
- Introduction
- Losses in Pipe Flow
- Hydraulic Power Transmitted Through Pipe
- Water Hammer
- Flow in Open Channel
4.1 Introduction
In nature water flows in rivers, canals, etc. due to gravity. River or canal beds have some slope that results in a force on the liquid causing it to flow from higher level to lower level. In such systems, the discharge of water depends on the slope and level of water above the bed. However, we can transport water from one place to another through pipes wherein controlling the pressure across the pipe can control the rate of flow. Therefore, flow through pipes has drawn our attention and it is used not only for transmitting liquid but also the gases and even the solid ...
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