Flow of fluids through piping systems , valves and pumps

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Flow of Fluids in Piping Systems: Design, Calculations & Industrial Applications

Master Fluid Flow, Pressure Drop, and Piping System Design—Includes Excel Engineering Toolkit! Are you ready to confidently design, size, and troubleshoot piping systems for any industrial application? This in-depth course gives you the essential knowledge and practical tools to understand and calculate

fluid flow, pressure drops, and equipment selection

in chemical, petrochemical, power, and process industries. Why Take This Course?

Essential Skills for Engineers:

Learn how to tackle real-world problems in piping design, pressure drop calculations, and equipment selection—critical for cost-effective, efficient, and safe operations.

Practical, Example-Driven Learning:

Each concept is demonstrated through hands-on examples, solved step-by-step, so you can apply your knowledge immediately.

Exclusive Engineering Toolkit:

Includes the

Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook

—an intuitive, VBA-powered software for simulating, calculating, and sizing fluid piping systems, pumps, valves, and flow meters. What You’ll Learn

Physical Properties of Fluids:

Calculate weight density, viscosity, vapor pressure, and more using the Excel Workbook.

Fluid Flow Fundamentals:

Analyze compressible and incompressible flow through pipes, valves, pumps, and flow meters (Orifice Plates, Venturi Meters, Nozzles).

Pressure Drop & Head Loss:

Understand theory and apply formulas for frictional losses, laminar & turbulent flow, and special components.

Sizing Flow Meters & Valves:

Use iterative methods to select and size flow meters, control valves, and system components.

Cavitation & Choking:

Learn to identify, prevent, and mitigate these critical valve and pump issues.

Pump Calculations:

Determine pump head, NPSH, specific speed, affinity laws, and efficiency.

Unit Conversions & Reference Tables:

Easily convert variables and process parameters to a wide range of engineering units.

Practice with Real Examples:

Reinforce your learning with 25+ practical flow problems, fully solved and explained. Excel Engineering Toolkit: Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook

Simulate operation of piping systems

for liquids and gases under different conditions.

Industry-standard formulas and data

(ASME, HI, IEC, AWWA, ISA, ANSI).

Intuitive interface

for quick calculations and engineering analysis.

Covers:

Physical properties (specific gravity, viscosity, vapor pressure)

Pressure drop and head loss through pipes, fittings, and valves

Sizing for incompressible & compressible flows

Flow meter sizing (Orifice, Nozzle, Venturi)

Pump head, NPSH, specific speed, affinity laws

Resistance coefficients, conversion tables, and much more Who Should Enroll?

Practicing engineers in chemical, process, petrochemical, petroleum, or energy industries

Mechanical engineers and piping specialists

Undergraduate and graduate engineering students

Technicians, designers, and anyone involved in fluid handling systems By the End of This Course, You Will:

Confidently calculate and analyze fluid flow, pressure drops, and system resistance

Select, size, and specify pumps, valves, and flow meters for any piping application

Apply best practices for efficient, reliable plant and piping system operation

Use advanced tools (Excel Workbook) for rapid, accurate engineering design Course Features

High-quality video lessons

with 3D animations, images, graphs, and equations

Downloadable resources

and solved flow problems

Lifetime access

to all materials and the Excel engineering toolkit

One-on-one instructor support

via Udemy Q&A and messaging Ready to Transform Your Fluid Systems Expertise? Preview the free course videos and explore the curriculum. Join the global engineering community and gain practical, actionable skills from WR Training.

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Important note about Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook

To accompany this course and help you assess flow of fluids, calculate pressure drops, size pipes, control valves and flow meter devices, WR Training has developed an Excel VBA based engineering tool : Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook. Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook simulates the operation of small piping systems transporting liquids and industrial gases under a variety of operating conditions. Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook is based on industry recognized principles and standards from ASME, HI, IEC, AWWA, ISA, and ANSI Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook is easy-to-use and has a highly intuitive user interface. Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook presents formulas and data for : 1. Physical properties determination for a variety of fluids (specific gravity, viscosity, vapor pressure) 2. Pressure drop and head loss calculations through pipes, fittings and valves 3. Flow calculations for incompressible and compressible fluids through piping systems, fittings, valves and pumps 4. Sizing piping systems for incompressible and compressible fluids 5. Flow resistance coefficients calculations for pipes, fittings and valves 6. Flow calculations for incompressible and compressible fluids through flow meters (Orifice Plates, Nozzles and Venturi meters) 7. Centrifugal pump calculation (Pump head, NPSH, Specific speed, affinity laws) 8. Converting variables and process parameters to a numerous alternative units of measurement Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook: Table of content a. physical properties of fluids 1 properties of water and steam a. saturation properties with temperature b. saturation properties with pressure c. properties given pressure and temperature d. properties given pressure and enthalpy 2 dynamic viscosity of gases 3 kinematic viscosity 4 weight density of liquids a. formula 1 b. formula 2 c. formula 3 5 specific gravity of liquids a. formula 1 b. formula 2 6 specific gravity - deg api 7 specific gravity - deg beaume 8 specific volume 9 weight density of ideal gases 10 weight density of real gases 11 gas compressibility factor 12 specific gravity of gases 13 boiling point pure component 14 vapor pressure : pure component 15 vapor pressure : mixture b. nature of flow in pipe 1 rate of flow at flowing condition a. formula 1 b. formula 2 2 rate of flow (gpm) a. formula 1 b. formula 2 c. formula 3 3 mean velocity of flow in pipe a. formula 1 b. formula 2 c. formula 3 4 reynolds number a. formula 1 b. formula 2 c. formula 3 d. formula 4 e. formula 5 f. formula 6 g. formula 7 c. bernoulli's theorem 1 total head or fluid energy 2 loss of static pressure head (hl) due to fluid flow d. head loss, pressure drop and friction factor through pipe 1 loss of static pressure head a. formula 1 b. formula 2 c. formula 3 d. formula 4 e. formula 5 f. formula 6 2 pipe pressure drop a. formula 1 b. formula 2 c. formula 3 d. formula 4 e. formula 5 f. formula 6 g. formula 7 3 pressure drop for laminar flow according to poiseuille's law 4 pressure drop for turbulent flow according to hazen-williams formula 5 friction factor for laminar flow 6 friction factor for turbulent flow a. colebrook equation b. serghide equation c. swamee-jain equation e. gas calculations 1 perfect gas law a. determining the number of moles of a perfect gas b. determining the pressure of a perfect gas c. determining the temperature of a perfect gas d. determining the volume of a perfect gas 2 non-ideal gas law a. determining the number of moles of a non-ideal gas b. determining the pressure of a non-ideal gas c. determining the temperature of a non-ideal gas d. determining the volume of a non-ideal gas 3 standard ◄►actual gas flow f. compressible flow in straight horizontal pipeline 1 complete isothermal equation g. gas pipelines : mass flow rate equation h. horizontal gas pipelines : standard volumetric flow rate equations 1 general standard volumetric flow rate 2 weymouth standard volumetric flow rate equation for sizing horizontal gas pipelines in fully turbulent flow 3 panhandle "a" standard volumetric flow rate equation for sizing horizontal gas pipelines in partially turbulent flow 4 panhandle "b" standard volumetric flow rate equation for sizing horizontal gas pipelines in fully turbulent flow i. elevated gas pipelines : standard volumetric flow rate equation j. liquid flow through orifices k. liquid flow through isa 1932 nozzles l. liquid flow through long radius nozzles m. liquid flow through venturi nozzles n. liquid flow through venturi meters o. gas flow through orifices p. gas flow through isa 1932 nozzles q. gas flow through long radius nozzles r. gas flow through venturi nozzles s. gas flow through venturi meters t. resistance coefficient for pipes, valves and fittings 1 contraction 2 enlargement 3 gate valves 4 globe and angle valves 5 swing check valves 6 lift check valves 7 tilting disc check valves 8 stop check valves 9 foot valves with strainer 10 ball valves 11 butterfly valves 12 diaphragm valves 13 plug valves 14 mitre bends 15 90° pipe bend and flanged or bw 90° elbows 16 multiple 90° pipe bends 17 close pattern return bends 18 standard elbows 19 pipe entrance 20 pipe exit 21 tees and wyes - converging flow 22 tees and wyes - diverging flow 23 orifices, nozzles and venturis u. head loss and pressure drop through valves and fittings 1 loss of static pressure head a. formula 1 b. formula 2 c. formula 3 2 pipe pressure drop a. formula 1 b. formula 2 c. formula 3 v. flow of fluids through valves, fittings and pipe 1 liquid flow through a valve, fittings and pipe a. formula 1 b. formula 2 c. formula 3 d. formula 4 e. formula 5 f. formula 6 g. formula 7 2 gas flow through a valve; fittings and pipe a. formula 1 b. formula 2 c. formula 3 3 valve flow coefficient "cv" a. formula 1 b. formula 2 4 valve resistance coefficient "k" w. calculations for centrifugal pump 1 pump head a. head formula b. pump in suction head c. pump in suction lift 2 pump discharge pressure 3 net positive suction head required 4 net positive suction head available 5 total dynamic head 6 suction specific speed (nss) 7 specific speed (ns) x. pump affinity laws 1 impact of speed on flow 2 impact of speed on head 3 impact of speed on bhp 4 impact of impeller diameter on flow 5 impact of impeller diameter on head 6 impact of impeller diameter on bhp 7 pump brake horspower 8 pump efficiency y. flow of water through schedule 40 steel pipe 1 calculations for pipe other than schedule 40 z. flow of air through schedule 40 steel pipe 1 calculations for pipe other than schedule 40 2 calculations for other set of temperature and pressure 3 from standard to actual volume flow zz. conversion tables 1 length 2 area 3 volume 4 velocity 5 mass 6 mass flow rate 7 volumetric flow rate 8 force 9 pressure and liquid head 10 energy, work and heat 11 power 12 weight density 13 temperature 14 dynamic viscosity 15 kinematic viscosity

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