FLUID MACHINERY:      EXERCISES


NumberProblem Solution
 
Problem 204A       On losses in an axial flow fan        Solution
Problem 204B       On a pump in a hydraulic circuit        Solution
Problem 204C       On the work input to a pump        Solution
Problem 205A       On choosing a pump for a given application        Solution
Problem 205B       On a hydroelectric turbine installation        Solution
Problem 205C       On the design of a hovercraft        Solution
Problem 205D       On the design of a wind tunnel        Solution
Problem 205E       On a pump-driven cooling water system        Solution
Problem 205F       On choosing an axial flow pump        Solution
Problem 210A       On a pump accelerating flow in a pipeline        Solution
Problem 210C       On the natural frequency of a pressure transducer connecting tube        Solution
Problem 210D       On the stability of a pumping system between reservoirs        Solution
Problem 210E       On the natural frequency of a pipeline with a surge tank        Solution
Problem 220A       On the flow under a sluice gate        Solution
Problem 220B       On two horizontal jets impacting a vertical plate        Solution
Problem 220C       On a ducted propeller        Solution
Problem 220D       On choked cavity flow in a tunnel        Solution
Problem 220E       On a free jet impacting a wedge        Solution
Problem 220F       On the conditions across a hydraulic jump        Solution
Problem 220G       On a free jet impacting an inclined plane        Solution
Problem 220H       On the flow over a spillway        Solution
Problem 220I       On the performance of a Pelton wheel        Solution
Problem 220J       On a fire-fighting pump, hose and nozzle        Solution
Problem 220K       On a Venturi flow meter        Solution
Problem 220L       On the branching flow inside a solid block        Solution
Problem 222A       On a turbojet engine with non-uniform exhaust        Solution
Problem 222B       On the relation between the drag and the wake behind a body        Solution
Problem 222C       On a turbojet engine with non-uniform exhaust        Solution
Problem 225A       On a two-stage impulse turbine        Solution
Problem 225B       On the low pressure LOX pump in the Space Shuttle Main Engine        Solution
Problem 230A       On a flat plate accelerating in its own plane        Solution
Problem 240A       On speed of a racing eight        Solution
Problem 274A       On the aging of a long water supply pipe        Solution
Problem 274B       On the Chatsworth fountain        Solution
Problem 292A       On the take-off of a Boeing 747        Solution
Problem 292B       On the lift drag and glide angle of a glider        Solution
Problem 292C       On the minimum glide angle of an airplane        Solution
Problem 292D       On the minimum glide angle of an airplane        Solution
Problem 295A       On the propulsion of a paddle steamer        Solution
Problem 295B       On a propeller-driven boat        Solution
Problem 295C       On the propulsion of a whale        Solution
Problem 295D       On the propulsion of an eel-like organism        Solution
Problem 295E       On the propulsion of an amoeba        Solution
Problem 301A       On the temperatures and pressures on an airplane        Solution
Problem 320A       On a correctly-expanded rocket engine nozzle        Solution
Problem 324A       On the thrust produced by a correctly-expanded rocket engine        Solution
Problem 332A       On a de Laval nozzle with a shock at the exit        Solution
Problem 332B       On a de Laval nozzle with a shock midway through the diffuser        Solution
Problem 332C       On a rocket engine with various pressure ratios        Solution
Problem 334A       On a Pitot tube in supersonic flow        Solution
Problem 334B       On a Pitot tube in supersonic flow        Solution
Problem 340A       On supersonic flow past a diamond-shaped object        Solution
Problem 340B       On supersonic flow past an inclined plate        Solution
Problem 340C       On supersonic flow past a triangular-shaped object        Solution
Problem 340D       On supersonic flow past a rounded diamond-shaped foil        Solution
Problem 340E       On supersonic flow past a biplane shape        Solution
Problem 340F       On supersonic flow past a flat-plate foil close to the ground        Solution
Problem 345A       On the drag of a wedge in subsonic flow        Solution
Problem 350A       On supersonic flow past an expansion turn in a wall        Solution
Problem 352A       On supersonic flow past a triangular projection on a wall        Solution
Problem 352B       On supersonic flow past a flat plate airfoil        Solution
Problem 352C       On supersonic flow past a symmetric wedge        Solution
Problem 352D       On supersonic flow entering two engine intakes        Solution
Problem 352E       On subsonic flow impacting a symmetric wedge        Solution
Problem 354A       On underexpanded flow exiting a rocket nozzle        Solution
Problem 354B       On supersonic airplane flying close to the ground        Solution
Problem 354C       On a flat plate foil operating close to the ground        Solution


Last updated 4/9/04.
Christopher E. Brennen