The Largest Underwater Pipeline: Langeled Pipeline
The Ormen Lange undersea gas field lies off the shore of Norway and holds one of the planet’s richest natural gas reserves. Originally known as …
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Parshall Flume Equations for Open Channel Flow Rate Calculations
Parshall flumes are one of several types of open channel flow measurement devices. The Parshall flume equations in this article are used for flow …
Continue ReadingCritical Flow Broad Crested Weir: Calculating Flow Rate of Critical Flow Over the Weir Crest
Broad crested weir flow rate calculations can be made with the equation, Q = 1.6 L H^1.5 if there is critical flow over the weir crest due to a …
Continue ReadingStormwater Detention System - Retention Pond to Reduce Peak Stormwater Runoff Rate to Pre-Development Levels
Storm water detention ponds capture storm water runoff and release it at a rate slower than the pre-development peak storm water runoff rate. The …
Continue ReadingThe Rational Method for Estimation of Design Surface Runoff Rate for Storm Water Control
The Rational Method is used to calculate the peak surface runoff rate for design of storm water management structures, like storm drains, storm …
Continue ReadingUse of Flood Routing to Predict Downstream Peak River Level using Upstream and Downstream Storm Hydrographs
Flood routing is a topic in hydrology used to predict the effect at a downstream location, of a storm in the upstream portion of a river basin. …
Continue ReadingMubarak Pumping Station: Centerpiece of the Toshka Project
The Toshka Project has very ambitious goals. By 2020, when it is due to be completed, it will hopefully have transformed half a million acres of …
Continue ReadingCalculate the Rainfall Intensity of the Design Storm for use in the Rational Method
Rainfall intensity for the design storm is needed to calculate peak runoff rate from a drainage area for the design of stormwater structures using the …
Continue ReadingWhat is a Pneumatic Drill Machine?
Pneumatics is the science of using gas under pressure to obtain a rapid motion. This motion is utilized in pneumatic drilling machines that have …
Continue ReadingWhy Golf Ball Dimples Make It Go Further: Less Air Resistance Due to Less Pressure Drag
Why does a golf ball have dimples? It is simply because a dimpled ball will go farther than a smooth ball hit with the same force. Read on to learn …
Continue ReadingCalculate the Density of Air at Different Pressures and Temperatures Using the Ideal Gas Law
You don’t need a table of air density values to find the density of air at different pressures and temperatures. You can calculate the density …
Continue ReadingHydraulic Gradient, Darcy's Law, and Groundwater Flow Modeling
Modeling of groundwater flow is important for a variety of applications, such as groundwater flow from an aquifer through wells for water supply or …
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