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02 Dimensional Analysis

The document discusses dimensional analysis and its applications in engineering. Dimensional analysis uses the dimensions and units of different variables to determine relationships between them. It can be used to analyze problems involving fluid flow, heat transfer, and diffusion. The Rayleigh and Buckingham Pi methods are two common approaches to performing dimensional analysis.

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02 Dimensional Analysis

The document discusses dimensional analysis and its applications in engineering. Dimensional analysis uses the dimensions and units of different variables to determine relationships between them. It can be used to analyze problems involving fluid flow, heat transfer, and diffusion. The Rayleigh and Buckingham Pi methods are two common approaches to performing dimensional analysis.

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MOMENTUM

TRANSFER

ENGR. ERIC R. HALABASO


Dimensional Analysis

ENGR. ERIC R. HALABASO


INTRODUCTION
Solution Theoretical/
Engineering
Mathematical
Problems Methods
Common
❑ Fluid Flow
❑ Heat Flow
❑ Diffusion

Challenge!
✓ To find relationships of different variables.
INTRODUCTION
Challenge!
✓ To find relationships of different variables.

Solution
EMPIRICAL
EXPERIMENTATION

Goal:
To find equation/s DIMENSIONALLY DIMENSIONAL
relating variables HOMOGENOUS ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION
Dimensional Analysis: Dimensionless Groups
Navier-Stokes Equation

Dimension: L/T2
INTRODUCTION
Pure Pure
Mathematical DIMENSIONAL Empirical
ANALYSIS

Rayleigh Buckingham π
Method Method
Rayleigh Method
Example
✓ Resisting force in a supersonic plane is affected by the
following factors: length of aircraft, L; velocity, v; air viscosity, μ;
air density, ρ; and bulk modulus of air, k.
Rayleigh Method
Buckingham π Method

Rules
1. Count the number of variables, M
2. Count the number of dimensional quantities, N
3. Number of π-group = M-N
4. Select N repeating variables which will appear in all the π-group
Note
❑ Repeating variables cannot be dimensionless
❑ No 2 repeating variables can have the same overall dimensions
Buckingham π Method
Example
✓ Drag force, FD, is a function of: viscosity, μ; velocity, v; mass
density, ρ; and diameter, D, for fluid flow.
Buckingham π Method
Buckingham π Method
Buckingham π Method
THANK YOU
for
NOT SLEEPING

ENGR. ERIC R. HALABASO

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