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Pressure Head

03/08/2010 4:05 AM

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In a pipe carrying a fluid ( say water or steam), can the pressure gauge indicate dynamic head?

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Re: Pressure head

03/08/2010 4:07 AM

No, it can't. Dynamic head is 1/2 multiplied by the fluid density multiplied by the square of the velocity.

However, if there were two gauges and the fluid and the pipe diameter were known, then one might infer dynamic head from the two readings, assuming the gauges are accurate enough.

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Re: Pressure head

03/08/2010 4:28 AM

There may be a question of terminology here.

Velocity head = ρv2/2, but TDH (total dynamic head) includes elevation differences and pressure losses through the piping. [At least in one usage of language.]

One gauge alone will not indicate TDH, but subtracting the pump suction gauge reading from the discharge gauge reading gives the relevant information. (In case of negative readings, beware of arithmetic.)

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Re: Pressure head

03/08/2010 6:16 AM

Pressure guage does'nt indicate.

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