Flow Essentials

Calculate head loss in pipes using Darcy-Weisbach equation with friction factor.

Calculate minor head losses due to fittings, bends, and valves.

Calculate power required by a pump to deliver a specified flow rate and head.

Calculate laminar flow rate in a circular pipe using Hagen-Poiseuille equation.

Calculate flow rate through an orifice using pressure difference and discharge coefficient.

Calculate flow rate through a venturi meter using pressure difference and geometry.

Calculate drag force on a sphere using drag coefficient and Reynolds number.

Calculate drag force on a sphere in creeping flow (Re < 1) using Stokes' law.

Calculate Weber number; ratio of inertial forces to surface tension forces.

Calculate flow coefficient (Cv) for valves and flow control devices.

Calculate discharge coefficient for flow through orifices and nozzles.

Calculate pressure recovery in diffusers and expanding sections.

Calculate Euler number; ratio of pressure to inertial forces.

Calculate Strouhal number for unsteady flow and vortex shedding.

Calculate flow rate and head loss in non-circular ducts using hydraulic diameter.

Calculate lift force on an airfoil or wing using lift coefficient.

Calculate boundary layer thickness for flow over flat plates.

Calculate momentum flux for control volume analysis.

Calculate force on control volume using momentum equation.

Calculate properties of rotational vortex flow patterns.

Calculate swirl number for swirling flows in pipes and combustors.

Calculate energy loss in fluid systems from head loss and flow rate.

Force, piston speed, flow rate, and hydraulic power for extend and retract strokes. Includes hydraulic line velocity check.