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What is Cavitation? How to avoid it?

The word cavitation we heard several times in the application of fluid. It has many dis-advantages in the fluid flow

The hydraulic intensifier is a mechanical device which is used to increase the intensity of pressure of the fluid. It

June 10, 2018 Admin 1 Comment instuments

Pressure is defined as the normal force exerted by a fluid per unit area of the surface. This pressure can

Francis and Kaplan both the turbines come under category of reaction turbine i.e. both kinetic and pressure energy require for

June 7, 2018 Admin 4 Comments Turbine, types

Francis turbine is a type of hydraulic turbine which is used to convert hydraulic energy of water into mechanical energy.

Venturi meter is a device used to measure the flow rate or discharge of fluid through a pipe. Venturimeter is

As we all know about the turbine. They have vast application and can be classified in different ways. According to

May 21, 2018 Admin 0 Comments pumps

Pump is a mechanical device which converts mechanical energy into hydraulic energy. Same in case of reciprocating pump, it is

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Dimension less numbers have important role in fluid mechanics. With the help of these numbers we can easily predict the

A centrifugal pump is the simplest machine which is used in various industries as well as in many daily applications