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The Navier–Stokes partial differential equation was developed in the early 19th century by Claude-Louis Navier and George ...

Tests of a proposed friction-factor equation have shown it to be accurate for calculating pressure loss in turbulent flow for a pipeline transporting a non-Newtonian fluid, such as most crude oils and ...

IN view of the comments made by Silberman 1 on the communication by James and myself 2, I should like to draw attention to other experimental work that I have carried out to determine the effect of ...

Researchers from the University of Washington want to improve the pipe. Specifically, they are developing a flexible pipe with an interior helical structure that makes fluid flow one way and not the ...

The banging of pipes often heard when a faucet is turned off or on is called “water hammer” and is due to the sudden arrest or reversal of direction of the water flow. Water hammer is a phenomenon ...

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