
What is the difference between wake and recirculation region?
Feb 13, 2016 · If we place a obstacle in the fluid flow, fluid will be circulating behind the obstacle. What is this called? This might be a wake or recirculation region. What is the difference?
Pressure gauge on flow test pipe reading zero, why?
Jul 17, 2024 · "The pressure gauge is reading zero, except for burst pressure upon closing the inlet." Should that be "outlet"? In any case, if you close the outlet do you get the same pressure as that in …
Mass balance of a recycle stream - Engineering Stack Exchange
I'm a chemical engineer student and I have just started to learn about mass balance without reaction. This is my problem - I want to find Out the mass composition and mass flowrate of stream Y (...
How to calculate the time to heat up a tank using recirculating liquid ...
Jan 17, 2019 · My question is about a tank filled with some liquid (properties of the liquid are known and can be considered constant. Specific heat equals 1.5 kJ/(kg.K)). The initial temperature of the liquid in...
Question About Pumps in Series - Engineering Stack Exchange
Oct 21, 2019 · Pump2 primes Pump1. So far OK. Pump1 turns on, and both for recirculation and taking some load off Pump2. Probably OK thanks to recirculation making up flow difference. Pump2 turns …
How to calculate a circulation pump size? - Engineering Stack Exchange
Sep 15, 2021 · Does the 1 liter of water is replenished by a constant inflow, or the water is circulating in a closed-loop? If it is the former case, what is the flow rate of the makeup water? Your description is …
Pressure recovery in turbomachinery - Engineering Stack Exchange
Oct 8, 2019 · The other advantage is to prevent recirculation inside the impeller at off design conditions (outside of the optimal point). But my original question was directed at the diffusers at the outlet of …
What is the meaning of vorticity and circulation?
Jul 23, 2016 · In fluid kinematics I can't understand the meaning of these terms : vorticity and circulation. Can somebody give me a description of these terms so that a lay person can understand them easily?
Disperser issue - Engineering Stack Exchange
Feb 14, 2026 · The disperser and hood sectors are made of polyurethane material. As shown in the picture, wear happens at the highlighted area. Because of this wear, the bolts break during …
applied mechanics - Engineering Stack Exchange
Dec 17, 2025 · Would an Arduino or a Raspberry PI be a better learning tool for getting experience as a beginner who would like to study Mechanical engineering who has done little to no actual …