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MASS (m) absolute quantity of matter
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a. GAUGE PRESSURE pressure of a fluid or system
measured by pressure measuring instruments
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b. MANOMETER a U tube containing a liquid of
known specific gravity, the surface of which moves
proportionally to change in pressure
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Measurement/PressureMeasurement.html
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VISCOSITY measure of resistance to flow of a fluid. It is
also defined as the property of a fluid that determines the
amount of its resistance to a shearing stress
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ABSOLUTE/DYNAMIC VISCOSITY () ratio of the fluid
layer shearing stress to that of the shear strain rate
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REYNOLDS NUMBER (Re) a dimensionless parameter
used to determine the type of fluid flow
Re = Dv/
CONTINUITY EQUATION
It is an equation derived from the first law of
thermodynamics for steady, open flow system. It is used
to determine mass flow rate and volume flow rate of fluid
Q = Av
m = Av