Fluid-Mechanics Calculators

These calculators were written by David Apsley (University of Manchester). They rely on Javascript, so you may have to accept any browser warnings to permit them to run.

Pipe Flow and Pipe Networks

• Colebrook-White equation (description)
• Pipe-flow calculations (description)
• The three-reservoir problem (description)

Civil Engineering

• Linear wave theory (description)
• Hydraulic jump (description)
• Normal flow in open channels (description)
• Sediment transport (bed load) (description)
• Particulate settling velocity (description)
• Unit Hydrograph theory (under development)
• Alternate depths from specific energy (description)
• Broad-crested weir (description)

Aerodynamics

• Isentropic gas flow (description)
• Normal shock (description)
• Oblique shock (description)
• Prandtl-Meyer expansion (description)
• Converging-diverging nozzle (description)

Many of the aerodynamics calculators were developed with the very able assistance of undergraduate project student Chris Gazard, whose original calculators may be found here.

Fluid Properties

• Equation of state (description)

See also Chris Gazard's page for viscosity laws and US Standard Atmosphere.

Date of last edit: 7 May 2007