Practical Hydraulics Handbook

The Second Edition of the Practical Hydraulics Handbook is a must for all those who work with water utility systems. Presented in workbook format and emphasizing practical applications, this Handbook is perfect for hydraulic engineers, technicians, operating personnel, supervisors, managers, consultants, and students. The exceptionally well-organized chapters include information on pressurized systems and open channel flow, principles of energy and force, flow calculations and measurement, pumps, and pumping applications. This latest edition of the Practical Hydraulics Handbook includes new exercises at the end of each chapter and detailed solutions to selected exercises. The well-chosen exercises allow readers to practice applications of the theory and to test their knowledge of the material. The solutions provide guidance and problem-solving techniques that can be used both in the field and in the lab. Reference tables are also provided for calculations of friction loss, velocity, pipe fullness, well drawdown, English/metric conversions, power, and metered flow. These tables make calculations easier and minimize the chance for error. In this new edition of Practical Hydraulics Handbook, all of the major principles and calculations dealing with the hydraulics of water systems are covered, and new and expanded material has been added.

The Second Edition of the Practical Hydraulics Handbook is a must for all those who work with water utility systems. Presented in workbook format and emphasizing practical applications, this Handbook is perfect for hydraulic engineers, technicians, operating personnel, supervisors, managers, consultants, and students. The exceptionally well-organized chapters include information on pressurized systems and open channel flow, principles of energy and force, flow calculations and measurement, pumps, and pumping applications. This latest edition of the Practical Hydraulics Handbook includes new exercises at the end of each chapter and detailed solutions to selected exercises. The well-chosen exercises allow readers to practice applications of the theory and to test their knowledge of the material. The solutions provide guidance and problem-solving techniques that can be used both in the field and in the lab. Reference tables are also provided for calculations of friction loss, velocity, pipe fullness, well drawdown, English/metric conversions, power, and metered flow. These tables make calculations easier and minimize the chance for error. In this new edition of Practical Hydraulics Handbook, all of the major principles and calculations dealing with the hydraulics of water systems are covered, and new and expanded material has been added.

Whatever your hydraulic applications, Practical Hydraulic Systems: Operation & Troubleshooting For Engineers & Technicians will help you to increase your knowledge of the fundamentals, improve your maintenance programs and become an excellent troubleshooter of problems in this area. Cutaways of all major components are included in the book to visually demonstrate the components' construction and operation. Developing an understanding of how it works leads to an understanding of how and why it fails. Multimedia views of the equipment are shown, to give as realistic a view of hydraulic systems as possible. The book is highly practical, comprehensive and interactive. It discusses Hydraulic Systems construction, design applications, operations, maintenance, and management issues and provides you with the most up-to-date information and Best Practice in dealing with the subject. * A focus on maintenance and troubleshooting makes this book essential reading for practising engineers. * Written to cover the requirements of mechanical / industrial and civil engineering. * Cutaway diagrams demonstrate the construction and operation of key equipment.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ... a thousand times its diameter, is termed a short pipe, and in case its length exceeds a thousand times its diameter, is termed a long pipe. Let, in Fig. 19: h=AD, the total head. hv=AB, the velocity head, or head necessary to generate the velocity v. he=B C, the entry head, or head necessary to overcome the resistances of entry. hi=hv+/ie=A C, the inlet head, or head necessary to generate the velocity, v, in the pipe, and to overcome the resistances of entry. Tif=C D, the head necessary to overcome the resist ances within the pipe. w=the measured velocity of discharge. Vi=ti& theoretical velocity due the head ht=A C. c=the coefficient of flow in a short tube (length to diameter as 3 to 1), as determined by experiment. c =c, the coefficient of velocity, as the stream, after contraction, fills the pipe. ce=the coefficient of entry. Cy=a variable coefficient for the resistances within pipes, as determined by experiment. d=internal diameter of pipe. p=perimeter or internal contour of pipe. a=area of cross section of pipe. Z=length of pipe. s=sine of slope. r=hydraulic mean radius. /=auiount of resistances to flow in the pipe. w=weight of water discharged during the time of resistance to its flow. Then there results: Equation of total head, h=hv + he + hf. (108) Equation of entry head, Ae=A--hv. (109) v2 By equation (8), velocity head, / =--. (110) Ig v' By equation (8), inlet head, hi= JL. (Ill) Ay Equation of theoretical velocity due inlet head, Substituting the value of vt of (112) in (111), Substituting the values of hi of (113), and of hv of (110) in (109), Substituting ce for--1-in (114), The work performed by the weight, w, falling vertically by the force of gravity through the distance, hj, in one second, is...

Hardbound. The first point of reference for design engineers, hydraulic technicians, chief engineers, plant engineers, and anyone concerned with the selection, installation, operation or maintenance of hydraulics equipment. The hydraulic industry has seen many changes over recent years and numerous new techniques, components and methods have been introduced. The ninth edition of the Hydraulic Handbook incorporates all these developments to provide a crucial reference manual for practical and technical guidance.