I started going in some depth through the fluids section of MERMS (starting at 14) a few weeks back. I just finished going through 18 & 19.
Much of the information in Chapter 18 (Hydraulic Machines) is new to me. I am fine with Chapters 16 & 17 (Fluid Flow & FLuid Dynamics) and have vague memories of the subject matter from my Fluids course.
Chapter 18 though worries me a little bit. Does MERMS do a good job of summarizing this subject? I have pulled out my Fluids book and it seems like Chapter 18 goes much futher into application (pump sizing and selecting) than a theoretical Fluids class deals with.
Is there better material out there or should I simply rely on MERMS? A lot of the Chapter 18 sample problems seem a lot more involved than I would expect on the test.
I would imagine most fluid problems would involve Bernoulli, impulse momentum, hydrostatic pressure or buoyancy.
I realize I need to be careful not to focus to greatly on any one area (a problem I will likely have in studying for the PE).
Any thoughts.
Much of the information in Chapter 18 (Hydraulic Machines) is new to me. I am fine with Chapters 16 & 17 (Fluid Flow & FLuid Dynamics) and have vague memories of the subject matter from my Fluids course.
Chapter 18 though worries me a little bit. Does MERMS do a good job of summarizing this subject? I have pulled out my Fluids book and it seems like Chapter 18 goes much futher into application (pump sizing and selecting) than a theoretical Fluids class deals with.
Is there better material out there or should I simply rely on MERMS? A lot of the Chapter 18 sample problems seem a lot more involved than I would expect on the test.
I would imagine most fluid problems would involve Bernoulli, impulse momentum, hydrostatic pressure or buoyancy.
I realize I need to be careful not to focus to greatly on any one area (a problem I will likely have in studying for the PE).
Any thoughts.