Water Resources Engineering

  1. Hydraulics of Pressurized Pipe Flow
    1. Flow in Circular Pipes
      1. Reynolds Number
        1. Laminar Flow Regime
          1. Turbulent Flow Regime
            1. Transition Zone
            2. Velocity Profiles
              1. Laminar Flow Profile
                1. Turbulent Flow Profile
                  1. Boundary Layer Development
                2. Energy Losses in Pipes
                  1. Major Losses
                    1. Darcy-Weisbach Equation
                      1. Friction Factor
                        1. Moody Diagram
                          1. Colebrook-White Equation
                          2. Minor Losses
                            1. Entrance and Exit Losses
                              1. Expansion and Contraction Losses
                                1. Bend and Fitting Losses
                                  1. Valve Losses
                                    1. Loss Coefficients
                                  2. Pipe Network Analysis
                                    1. Simple Pipe Systems
                                      1. Single Pipes
                                        1. Series Pipes
                                          1. Parallel Pipes
                                            1. Equivalent Pipe Concepts
                                            2. Complex Pipe Networks
                                              1. Hardy Cross Method
                                                1. Newton-Raphson Method
                                                  1. Linear Theory Method
                                                    1. Computer-Based Solutions
                                                    2. Network Components
                                                      1. Reservoirs
                                                        1. Pumps
                                                          1. Valves
                                                            1. Control Devices
                                                          2. Pumps and Pumping Systems
                                                            1. Pump Classification
                                                              1. Centrifugal Pumps
                                                                1. Positive Displacement Pumps
                                                                  1. Axial Flow Pumps
                                                                    1. Mixed Flow Pumps
                                                                    2. Pump Performance
                                                                      1. Head-Discharge Curves
                                                                        1. Efficiency Curves
                                                                          1. Power Curves
                                                                            1. NPSH Requirements
                                                                            2. System Analysis
                                                                              1. System Head Curves
                                                                                1. Operating Point Determination
                                                                                  1. Pump Selection Criteria
                                                                                    1. Multiple Pump Operations
                                                                                    2. Pump Installation and Operation
                                                                                      1. Suction and Discharge Piping
                                                                                        1. Cavitation Prevention
                                                                                          1. Variable Speed Operation
                                                                                            1. Maintenance Considerations

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