General Fluid Mechanics Formulas

Revised 01/12/2015

= g
SG
=

H o @ 4C

1000kg / m3

=
2

P = RT

u
y

C=

Ev

Extended Bernoulli Equation with

Losses
P1 V12
P V2
+
+ z1 + hp = 2 + 2 + z2 + hl
2g
2g

= kRT for ideal gases

2 cos
h=
R
P
=
z
P2= P1 + h

For Force on inclined plane

=
=
FR =
hdA y sin
dA hc A
A

Stagnation pressure
1
P2= P1 + V12
2
Free jet
V = 2 gh

yc A = ydA
A

I xyc
I
yr =xc + yc , xr = + xc
yc A
yc A
For a vertical plane beginning at surface
with depth into page L
1
F / L = h 2 , and acts at h / 3 above
2
base of wall

Buoyancy force
FB = Vol
For steady flow with no losses
1
P + V 2 + z =
Const1
2
along a
P V2
Const2
+
+z=
2g
streamline

Conservation of Linear Momentum

Vout out Aout Vout Vin in Ain Vin =
FCV
or

out

Vout m in Vin =
FCV

Conservation of Angular Momentum

Vout out Aout ( r V )out Vin in Ain ( r V )in = ( r F )CV
or
m out ( r V )out m in ( r V )in = ( r F )CV