1 FE Exam Style Hydraulic Diameter Example Problem + 1 regular noncircular conduit homework problem including Moody Diagram, Friction Coefficient, and the Darcy Weisbach Equation.
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Main emphasis is how to find hydraulic diameter, and you'll need the cross sectional area and the wetted perimeter. This video will also show you how to use the FE Reference Manual to find hydraulic diameter equation, power loss equation, Moody diagram, and smoothness coefficient.
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0:00 Hydraulic Diameter vs Hydraulic Radius
1:21 Wetted Perimeter of NonCircular Duct
2:45 Fluid Power Equation and Pump Power Equation
5:21 Darcy Weisbach Equation for Friction Head Loss
6:16 Hydraulic Diameter of a Rectangle
6:53 Use Moody Diagram to find Friction Coefficient
9:05 Plug everything in and solve