Treatise on Hydraulics

absolute velocity angle axis c₁ canal center of pressure centimeters coefficient of discharge coefficient of velocity crest cross-section cubic feet cubic foot cubic meters curve depth discharge per second distance dynamic pressure effective head efficiency end contractions equal equation experiments feet per second formula given gives gravity greater h₁ h₂ head h head of water height hence horizontal horse-power hydraulic inches in diameter kilograms kinetic energy length loss of head lost head mean value mean velocity measured mercury meters per second metric metric system miner's inch nozzle penstock percent piezometer pipe piston Pitot tube plane pounds per square pressure-head Prob pump radius reservoir revolutions per minute slope specific gravity square inch standard orifice stream Table theoretic discharge theoretic velocity tube turbine unit-pressure v₁ v₂ valve vanes velocity of approach velocity of flow velocity-head vertical vessel water level water surface weir wheel