Table of Contents

SECTION 1
0 General
1 Dimensions
2 Units
3 Dimensionless Groups
4 Similitude (Similarity)
5 Some Modeling Examples Using Dimensionless Numbers
6 Referred Quantities
7 References for Section 1
SECTION 2
Index of Example Problems
Example
1 Oversized Turbine Stage Flow Model
2 Pump Intake Vortex Studies
3 Hydraulic Turbine Tests
4 Butterfly Valve Tests
5 Electrostatic Precipitator. Gas Flow Distribution
6 Flow in Furnaces and Ducts. Smoke and Water Table Tests
7 Cooling Tower. Flow Recirculation
8 Large Compressor for the Tullahoma Windtunnel
9 River Model Heating Studies
10 Model Testing of Large Fans
SECTION 3
Theoretical Background
1 Dimensions
2 Dimensional Analysis
3 Referred Quantities and Specific Speed
4 Similarity and Model Laws
5 Examples
6 The Similarity Laws of Reynolds and Froude
7 Derivation of Model Laws from Basic Physical Laws
Appendix - The Land Chart of Dimensionless Numbers

Abstract

Gives procedures for design and application of models by those concerned with extension or supplementation of proto-type tests of equipment and apparatus.

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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