Which of the following statements best describes conditions in turbulent flow?

A.   Fluid particles move along a smooth, straight path.
B.   Energy loss varies directly with the square of the velocity.
C.   Energy loss varies directly with the velocity.
D.   Reynolds number is always less than 2,000.

1 Answer

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Ethan A Croyle

Updated on December 25th, 2020

f	=	friction factor (unitless)
L	=	length of pipe (ft)
D	=	diameter of pipe (ft)
v	=	fluid velocity (ft/sec)
g	=	gravitational acceleration (ft/sec2)

B, This is due to the head loss equation, but can also be varied with height changes and decreases in energy availability such as heat loss if considered.

H_f = f *{L \ D} *{v^2 \ (2 *g)}

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