Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics
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Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics

Proceedings of the First Australasian Conference Held at the University of Western Australia, 6th to 13th December 1962

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Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics

Proceedings of the First Australasian Conference Held at the University of Western Australia, 6th to 13th December 1962

About this book

Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics is a collection of papers from the Proceedings of the First Australian Conference held at the University of Western Australia on December 6-13, 1962 at Nedlands, Australia. This book deals with the science of hydraulics and fluid mechanics in their practical uses in industry and research. In special situations when high-pressure oil is used in mechanical equipment, hydraulic lock is preferred for valve control. This book reviews the pressure drop in the pneumatic transfer of granular solids in a pipe where a formula is derived to determine the pressure drop when using either a straight or bent pipe. This text also discusses the improvements on the cavitation performance of flow pumps by using prerotation at design points. The construction of a dam in Tasmania provides another study on the behavior of rock-fill slopes subjected to seepage. Here, the book analyzes the hydraulic forces acting on the rock particles, and explains theories on the derivation of the dynamic equation for spatially varied flow with increasing discharge on a steep slope. The book also examines the concept of critical depth in spatially varied flow with increasing discharge on a steep slope. This book investigates the use of a computer model designed to determine the methods of draining flooded farmlands either through hydraulically or electrically operated drainage systems. This text also evaluates the cost of constructing a project. This collection is suitable for people in the field of applied mathematics, physics, and engineering.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE PRESENTED OR TABLED AT THE CONFERENCE BUT ARE NOT INCLUDED
  6. FOREWORD
  7. CHAPTER 1. ON THE ART OF ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF HYDRAULICS
  8. CHAPTER 2. HYDRAULIC AND DIRT LOCK IN PISTON TYPE CONTROL VALVES
  9. CHAPTER 3. ON ATTENUATION OF GAS PULSATIONS FROM RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS
  10. CHAPTER 4. STEADY FLOW IN SINUSOIDALLY VARYING CHANNELS
  11. CHAPTER 5. PRESSURE DROP IN THE PNEUMATIC CONVEYANCE OF GRANULAR SOLIDS THROUGH A PIPE
  12. CHAPTER 6. THE MOTION OF A TWO-DIMENSIONAL BUOYANT VORTEX
  13. CHAPTER 7. THE HYDRODYNAMICS OF A PLANE GAS JET IMPINGING ON A MOVING LIQUID
  14. CHAPTER 8. A SIMPLIFIED APPROACH TO THE HYDRODYNAMICS OF BUTTERFLY VALVES
  15. CHAPTER 9. EQUILIBRIUM OF FLOW IN AXIAL FLOW FANS DESIGNED FOR CONSTANT LIFT-DRAG RATIO
  16. CHAPTER 10. SOME HYDRAULIC ASPECTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL ROCKFILL DAMS
  17. CHAPTER 11. HYDRAULIC MECHANISM OF RUN-OFF
  18. CHAPTER 12. THE FLOW OF AIR THROUGH WIRE SCREENS
  19. CHAPTER 13. FLOW-INDUCED VIBRATIONS OF CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURES
  20. CHAPTER 14. COUNTER-CURRENT TWO-PHASE FLOW IN PACKED LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION TOWERS-ESTIMATION OF HOLD-UP AT AND BELOW FLOODING
  21. CHAPTER 15. A FEW STUDIES ON CAVITATION IN CENTRIFUGAL TYPE PUMPS
  22. CHAPTER 16. SPATIALLY VARIED FLOW AT THE TOE OF A ROCK-FILL SLOPE
  23. CHAPTER 17. AN EXACT THEORY OF SIMPLE FINITE SHALLOW WATER OSCILLATIONS ON A ROTATING EARTH
  24. CHAPTER 18. THE INFLUENCE OF ENTROPY IN ONE-DIMENSIONAL NOZZLE FLOWS
  25. CHAPTER 19. AN ANALOGUE COMPUTER FOR THE SOLUTION OF DRAINAGE PROBLEMS
  26. CHAPTER 20. MARINE PROPELLER VIBRATION RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
  27. CHAPTER 21. PRESSURE SURGES IN FIRE SERVICES OF TALL BUILDINGS
  28. CHAPTER 22. ON THE PROBLEM OF SEDIMENT TRANSPORT
  29. CHAPTER 23. ON THE HORIZONTAL DIFFUSION OVER THE SEA SURFACE
  30. CHAPTER 24. HYDRAULIC ANALOGY STUDIES OF SHOCK ATTACHMENT TO WEDGES
  31. CHAPTER 25. TRANSDUCERS FOR DYNAMIC FLUID PRESSURES
  32. CHAPTER 26. A WATER TUNNEL TO INVESTIGATE THE BEHAVIOUR OF OIL DROP SUSPENSIONS IN MOVING WATER
  33. CHAPTER 27. WATERHAMMER ANALYSIS WITH NONLINEAR FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE
  34. CHAPTER 28. SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN ALLUVIAL CHANNELS
  35. CHAPTER 29. SINK VORTICES AND WHIRLWINDS
  36. CHAPTER 30. ANALYSIS OF SHALLOW WATER WAVE PATTERNS PRODUCED BY A TRAVELLING MODEL WITH STRAIGHT AND CIRCULAR COURSES