Description
This course is intended to bridge the gap between fluid
mechanics theory and the practical demands of industrial
pipe sizing, systems design and troubleshooting. It provides
systemic methods and shortcuts for analyzing flow and
pressure drops in piping systems, beginning with relatively
simple techniques for incompressible fluids, to the more
complex analysis of two-phase flow in piping systems.
The course includes:<ul><li>
Examination of the effect of fluid properties on fluid flow
through piping systems</li>
<li>How to estimate or extrapolate these properties logically</li>
<li>An introduction to the pipe, tubing and fittings, and their
impact on fluid flow and pressure drop</li>
<li>Special attention to control valves and safety pressure relief
devices</li>
<li>Simple incompressible fluids, such as liquids; compressible
fluids, such as gases and vapors, with the more complex
two-phase flow systems</li>
<li>Vacuum piping, its similarities and differences to gas flow;
sizing and selection of vacuum equipment</li>
<li>Sizing and selection of fluid movers, such as pumps, fans,
blowers and compressors; identifying and solving the various
problems such as cavitation and surge</li>
<li>Shortcut methods which can increase efficiency in pipe
sizing and troubleshooting</li></ul>
