General Energy Equation: Pump and Turbine Analysis

MEC516/BME516 Fluid Mechanics, Chapter 3 Control Volume Analysis, Part 10: The general Energy Equation. The Bernoulli equation is extended to include the effects of pumps, turbines and pipe friction. The topics of hydraulic power and pump/turbine efficiency are covered. A sample problem is solved for a system with a hydraulic turbine. This is followed by a discussion of the types of hydraulic turbines that are used for hydroelectric power generation.

All the videos for the course and a copy (pdf) of this presentation can be downloaded at http://www.drdavidnaylor.net

Course Textbook: F.M. White and H. Xue, Fluid Mechanics, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2021.

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