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Orifice
What is an orifice and a mouthpiece? The orifice is a small opening in the…
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Open Cycle Gas Turbine
An open cycle gas turbine, in its simplest form, as shown in Fig. 5.16, consists…
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Newton’s Law of Viscosity
According to Newton's law of viscosity, the shear stress on a layer of a fluid…
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Forces Present in a Moving Liquid
Types of Forces Present in a Moving Liquid - The important forces present in a…
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Flow Through Open Channels
Flow Through Open Channels - Describe the flow of a fluid through open channel. What…
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Kennedy’s Theorem
The transformation of motion from one shaft to another shaft requires three bodies: a frame (the…
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Fourier’s Law of Heat Conduction
The law of heat conduction is also known as Fourier’s law. Fourier’s law states that “the time rate…
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Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion
Kepler discovered three empirical laws that accurately described the motions of the planets. The three…
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Grashof’s Law
The Grashof’s law states that for a four-bar linkage system, sum of the shortest and longest link…
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Hydraulic Machines
Introduction The subject ' Hydraulic Machines' may be defined as that branch of Engineering -…