So we see that the most obvious property of fluids, their ability to flow and change their shape, is precisely a result of their inability to support shearing stresses. Flow is possible without a ...

Non-Newtonian fluids may exhibit shear thinning ... They observed the expected non-monotonic relationship between pressure and flow rate, but not exactly as predicted: the flow rate initially ...

Editor’s note: The Basics department this month is an excerpt from the ISA book Flow of Industrial Fluids – Theory and Equations by Raymond Mulley. Some material in this section may seem self-evident ...

The flow of fluids is important in many applications ranging from blood flow in the human body to air flow over the wing of a jet aircraft. As a result, this is a required course for mechanical ...

points 1 and 2 lie on a streamline, the fluid has constant density, the flow is steady, and there is no friction. Although these restrictions sound severe, the Bernoulli equation is very useful, ...

where structured packings in cooling towers must be designed to encourage droplet formation in fluid flow but coatings mixed to maintain a pristine, smooth surface. Furthermore, the design of ...

Those with advanced-stage prostate cancer experience leg pain when the cancer cells spread outside the prostate, blocking the ...

By controlling the flow of fluid through these channels, nebulizers can control the size and distribution of the droplets that are produced and optimize the delivery of medication to the lungs. And ...

The Vortab Company’s product line of inline and insertion type flow conditioners nearly eliminates the upstream straight pipe ...