Post by bendave on Aug 22, 2013 9:00:38 GMT -5
Hey forum!
I'm a working chemical junior engineer, as such my fluid mechanics isn't very advanced. Anyway, I'm looking for a book/site/ref on fluid mechanics that is geared toward the more practical. Here's one of the reasons I need this:
I need to program an in-house tool in Python (don't need help with that) about calculating particle terminal velocity, first in calm air and then factoring a 90° wind (I work in ventilation with mechanical engineers, I usually do environmental work for them).
For the calm air I know I can use Cd, Re and V calculations and I know it involves iterations and flow turbulence/laminar (hence Re)...right now we're using an excel sheet but we know how awful iterating is in excel. I need something to help me figure out the steps of the calculations. What to calculate first, second, what to iterate and when. I've already worked out a procedure, but I need something to double check myself (we design stuff with that!).
Now for the 90° cross wind...I'm sure there's a modification that applies but I don't know that one!
Thanks in advance!
I'm a working chemical junior engineer, as such my fluid mechanics isn't very advanced. Anyway, I'm looking for a book/site/ref on fluid mechanics that is geared toward the more practical. Here's one of the reasons I need this:
I need to program an in-house tool in Python (don't need help with that) about calculating particle terminal velocity, first in calm air and then factoring a 90° wind (I work in ventilation with mechanical engineers, I usually do environmental work for them).
For the calm air I know I can use Cd, Re and V calculations and I know it involves iterations and flow turbulence/laminar (hence Re)...right now we're using an excel sheet but we know how awful iterating is in excel. I need something to help me figure out the steps of the calculations. What to calculate first, second, what to iterate and when. I've already worked out a procedure, but I need something to double check myself (we design stuff with that!).
Now for the 90° cross wind...I'm sure there's a modification that applies but I don't know that one!
Thanks in advance!