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ES251 Lecture Dimensional Analysis
ES251 Lecture Dimensional Analysis
A2
p1
p2 D
L
R
p = f(L, D, , v, g, , )
4. Group variables and arrive at a dimensionless equation
(e.g. use the Buckingham Pi Theorem)
1 Lx1 v y1 z1 p
2 Lx2 v y2 z2 D
Lx L y L z L L
M: 0 + 0 + z1 + 1 = 0 z1 = 1
L: x1 + y1 z1 1 = 0 x1 = 1
T: 0 y1 z1 2 = 0 y1 = 1
Lp
-1 -1
1 = Lv p = v ; Check:
LML1T 2
ML1T 1 LT 1 ok.
2 Lx2 L y2 L z2 L L
M: 0 + 0 + z1 + 0 = 0 z2 = 0
L: x2 + y2 z2 + 1 = 0 x2 = 1
T: 0 y2 z2 + 0 = 0 y2 = 0
D
2 = L D =
L
-1
3 Lx3 L y3 L z3 L L
z3 = 0,
x3 = 1,
y3 = 0
3 = L =
L
-1
4 Lx4 L y4 L z4 LT -2 L
M: 0 + 0 + z4 + 0 = 0 z4 = 0
gL
4 = Lv g = 2
v
L: x4 + y4 z4 + 1 = 0 x4 = 1
-2
T: 0 y4 z4 2 = 0 y4 = 2
5 Lx5 L y5 L z5 ML3 L
M: 0 + 0 + z5 + 1 = 0 z5 = 1
vL
5 = Lv =
L: x5 + y5 z5 3 = 0 x5 = 1
-1
T: 0 y5 z5+ 0 = 0 y5 = 1
The guiding relationship can now be obtained:
Lp D gL vL
f
, , , ,
0
f(1, 2, , n-m) = 0 v L L v 2
vL gL
v2
D
L
D
L
p L v 2 vD
f
, , , , 0
gL D D gL
L v 2 vD L v 2
h
f
,
,
,
f
,
D D gL D gL D
L
L v2
hL f D 2 g (Darcy-Weisbach headloss equation)