Know how to draw & use SYSTEM & PUMP CURVES to analyze the flow of fluid in piping systems. System and pump curves are graphical tools that help you understand the relationship between the flow rate, pressure, and energy of a fluid in a piping system. They can also help you optimize the performance and efficiency of your system.
You will learn:
The difference between steady and unsteady, laminar and turbulent, and compressible and incompressible flows
The conservation laws of mass, momentum, and energy, and how they apply to fluid dynamics
The Bernoulli equation, and how it relates the pressure, velocity, and height of a fluid along a streamline
The concept of head loss, and how it affects the performance of a piping system
The Darcy-Weisbach equation, and how to calculate the friction factor and the head loss in a pipe
The concept of system curve and pump curve, and how to draw them using Excel
The operating point, and how to find it by intersecting the system curve and the pump curve
How to predict the changes in the operating point when the system or the pump parameters change
This video is suitable for anyone who is interested in fluid mechanics, engineering, or physics. It will help you gain a better understanding of the fundamentals of fluid dynamics and how to apply them to real-world problems.
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00:00 Introduction
00:29 Types of Piping Systems
01:08 Curves Types
01:50 Piping System Curve
03:19 Change of System Curve
04:30 Centrifugal Pump System Curve
05:46 Positive Displacement Pump System Curve
07:00 By Gravity & Pressurize Tank System Curve