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Basic Properties of Fluid Flow (EU - 2)

Fluid flow occurs when shear forces cause the continuous relative motion of fluid particles past one another. The basic properties of fluids that influence flow are density, compressibility, viscosity, elasticity, vapor pressure, and surface tension. Flow rate, velocity, pressure, and pressure drop can be used to describe and quantify fluid flow through a system like a building's plumbing.

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Basic Properties of Fluid Flow (EU - 2)

Fluid flow occurs when shear forces cause the continuous relative motion of fluid particles past one another. The basic properties of fluids that influence flow are density, compressibility, viscosity, elasticity, vapor pressure, and surface tension. Flow rate, velocity, pressure, and pressure drop can be used to describe and quantify fluid flow through a system like a building's plumbing.

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BASIC PROPERTIES OF FLUID

FLOW OF A BUILDING
PLUMBING SYSTEM

MAURENE KARYLLE S. ASPE


 FLUID- is a substance which can flow, Technically the flow of any substance means a

continuous relative motion between different particles of the substance.

 The term fluid includes both liquid and gases. The main difference between a liquid and a gas

is that the volume of a liquid remains definite because it takes the shape of the surface on or in

which it comes into contact, whereas a gas occupies the complete space available in the

container in which it is kept.


HOW DOES A FLUID FLOW?

 It is because of the continuous relative motion between the particles of the fluid when shear force is
acting on it.

Shear Force- A shear force is a force applied perpendicular to a surface, in


opposition to an offset force acting in the opposite direction.
WHY DOES A FLUID FLOW?

 because the particles of fluid move past each other when shear force is applied
because they cannot resist the shear force,
BASIC PROPERTIES OF FLUID FLOW

 DENSITY
 COMPRESSIBILITY
 VISCOSITY
 ELASTICITY
 VAPOR PRESSURE
 SURFACE TENSION
DENSITY
  Density depends on the mass of an individual molecule and the number of such molecules
that occupy a unit of volume. For liquids, density depends primarily on the particular liquid
and, to a much smaller extent, on its temperature.
COMPRESSIBILITY

 is when pressure is applied on a fluid, its volume decreases.

 All fluids in nature are compressible, that is, if enough pressure is applied on a
macroscopic fluid element, its volume decreases.
VISCOSITY

 is a property of fluid which defines the interaction between the moving particles
of the fluid. Technically it is the property of resistance to flow in any material
with fluid property.
 Water has a small but measurable viscosity, or “ stickiness”, which results from
the weak mutual attraction of water molecules.
ELASTICITY

 When the force generating the pressure on the fluid is released it returns to its original
volume.
VAPOR PRESSURE

 Molecules of a liquid escape from its surface to fill the space above the
liquid surface and the container until such time when the pressure due to
these molecules above the liquid surface reaches the vapor pressure of the
liquid.
SURFACE
TENSION
 The molecules on the surface of a liquid, that is, the interface between the liquid and the
air are bound together by a week force called surface tension. This force makes the liquid
form a layer and is caused due to the cohesive force between the molecules of the liquid.
FLOW
RATE
 The volume flow rate Q of a fluid is defined to be the volume of fluid that is passing through a given cross sectional area
per unit time. 
VELOCITY

 The flow velocity of a fluid effectively describes everything about the motion of a fluid. Many

physical properties of a fluid can be expressed mathematically in terms of the flow velocity.

 Flow rate and velocity are related by Q=Av Q = A v where A is the cross-sectional area of the

flow and v is its average velocity.

Q=Av
PRESSURE
 Fluid pressure is a measurement of the force per unit area on a object in the fluid or on
the surface of a closed container. This pressure can be caused by gravity, acceleration, or
by forces outside a closed container. Since a fluid has no definite shape, its pressure
applies in all directions.

P= ρ g h
P =fluid pressure
ρ = fluid density
g =acceleration due to gravity
h = fluid depth
PRESSURE DROP
 Pressure drop is defined as the difference in total pressure between two points of a fluid
carrying network. A pressure drop occurs when frictional forces, caused by the resistance to
flow, act on a fluid as it flows through the tube.

•J = pressure drop
•f = friction factor
•L = length of the tube
•v = velocity of the fluid
•g = acceleration due to gravity
•D = inner diameter of the tube

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