Relates the pressure of a fluid to its speed and height above a reference point.
Basics of fluid mechanics: The fundamental concepts of fluid mechanics such as fluid properties, fluid statics, and kinematics.
Continuity equation: The principle of continuity is used to explain the flow of fluids in pipes of different shapes and sizes.
Bernoulli's equation: Bernoulli's equation is a fundamental principle used to describe fluid flow behavior in a variety of different situations.
Applications of Bernoulli's equation: Systems like Venturi meters, Pitot tubes, and orifices can be measured using Bernoulli's equation.
Pressure and energy distribution: Bernoulli's equation explains how pressure and energy distribution vary in a fluid while flowing through a pipe.
Hydrostatic pressure: Hydrostatic pressure is used to calculate the pressure distribution in a fluid aquarium.
Streamlines and stream tubes: Streamlines offer valuable information by introducing the flow patterns of a fluid within a contained system.
Compressible and incompressible flow: This is the comparison between the performance of compressible and incompressible fluids under varying pressure and temperature changes.
Applications of Bernoulli's principle: The widespread use of Bernoulli's equation is throughout the world because it explains the principle of lift in an airplane's wings.
Gas flow measurement: The equation is used to determine the mass flow rate of a gas through an orifice.
Incompressible Bernoulli's equation: This equation describes the behavior of an incompressible fluid flowing through a conduit of varying cross-sectional area in the absence of external forces.
Compressible Bernoulli's equation: This equation is used to study the behavior of compressible fluids such as gases in a flow conduit of varying cross-sectional area.
Steady-state Bernoulli's equation: This equation describes the behavior of fluid-flow in a conduit under steady-state conditions, where the rate of flow is constant.
Unsteady-state Bernoulli's equation: This equation is used to describe fluid-flow in a conduit that is undergoing unsteady conditions such as a sudden increase or decrease in flow-rate.
Rough pipe Bernoulli's equation: This equation is used to compensate for the effects of surface roughness of pipes on the velocity of a fluid flowing along its length.
Rotational Bernoulli's equation: This equation is used to study the flow of fluids that are rotating about their longitudinal axis, such as a spinning electric fan.
Axisymmetric steady-state Bernoulli's equation: This equation describes fluid-flow in a conduit that is axisymmetric and has a constant cross-sectional area.
Multi-component Bernoulli's equation: This equation is used to study the behavior of fluids with multiple components, such as a mixture of oil and water.