Physical Experiments

Physical Experiments - Handouts

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57:020 Mechanics of Fluids and Transfer Processes

	Measurement of Kinematic Viscosity - Abstract (PDF, 90K) - Handout(DOC, 338K) - Prelab Questions (PDF, 7K) - Spreadsheet for Data Acquisition, Reduction, & Uncertainty Analysis (XLS, 128K) - Visualization (MPG, 79.9 M)*
	Stability of a Floating Body (PDF, 54K)
	Conservation of Mass, Momentum, and Energy in a Sluice Gate/Hydraulic Jump (PDF, 117K) - Abstract (PDF, 500K)
	Measurement of Velocity Profile and Head Loss/Friction Factor in Pipe Flow - The experiment has companion CFD simulation. - Abstract (PDF, 1.03M) - Handout (DOC, 1.87M) - Prelab Questions (PDF, 7K) - Spreadsheet for Data Acquisition, Reduction, & Uncertainty Analysis; Smooth Pipe (XLS, 131K) - Spreadsheet for Data Acquisition, Reduction, & Uncertainty Analysis; Rough Pipe (XLS, 131K) - Visualization (MPG, 84.1M)*
	Energy Loss in a Hydraulic Jump (PDF, 103K) - Visualization (MPG, 17M)*
	Measurement of Pressure Distribution and Lift for an Airfoil - The experiment has companion CFD simulation. - Abstract (PDF, 2.96M) - Handout (DOC, 2.31M) - Prelab Questions (PDF,7k) - Spreadsheet for Data Acquisition, Reduction, & Uncertainty Analysis (XLS, 131K) - Visualization (MPG, 145M)*
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53:071 Principles of Hydraulics

	Energy and Hydraulic Grade Lines in Water Pipe Systems (PDF, 134K) - Abstract (PDF,3.5M)
	Local Losses in Pipe Flows (PDF, 139K) - Visualization (MPG, 58M)*
	Analysis of Open-Channel Flow Transitions Using the Specific Energy Diagram(PDF,114K) - Abstract (PDF,6.7M) - Visualization (MPG, 17.9M) *
	Weir Calibration (PDF, 59K) - Abstract (PDF, 3.92M) - Visualization (MPG, 27.7M)* - Project (DOC, 70K)
	Pelton Turbine Experiment - Abstract (PDF, 51K) - Handout (DOC, 970KB) - Project #1 (DOC, 50KB) - Project #2 (DOC, 58KB)
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58:162/53:172 Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer

LDV Measurements in Turbulent Open-Channel Flow (PDF, 19K)