Hello,
I am working on a problem where I'm trying to approximate the minor head loss in a scenario where one branch includes a mostly-closed globe valve. I say "mostly-closed" because there is an obstruction keeping the valve-seat from being fully engaged with the valve plate. I can't find...
I am working on a fluid mechanics problem within a piping system and could use a little help:
There is a piping system that starts as a singular line and then branches out into two lines (equal pipe sizes). I have a known initial flowrate; and I realize that (assuming incompressible flow) the...