Area 11
Fluid networks
Pressure, flow and di pipes wey dey carry water reach wia dem need am
Fluid networks dey move water and oda liquids through pipes, pumps, valves and tanks. Engineers dey design dem so dat every tap, farm or machine go get enough flow for di correct pressure.
Who e good for
Pikin wey like to build wit pipes and taps, and learners wey get interest for farming, houses and water supply.
Wetin you go learn
- Wetin be pressure, and why water dey flow from high pressure go low pressure
- How di length, width and bends of pipe dey resist di flow
- How tanks, pumps and valves dey store, push and control water
- How to plan simple water supply for plenty users
Example experiments
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Raise one water tank and see how di pressure for di taps wey dey down dey change.
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Compare di flow through narrow pipe and wide pipe.
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Open and close di valves to share water between two gardens.
Tins wey you fit build
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Water supply for small school
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Irrigation system for garden wey gravity dey feed
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Tank wey dey stop to fill wen e don full
Dis examples dey show di kind work wey dey dis area. Di lessons wey dem go publish fit different.
Wetin di simulation simplify
- Dem dey calculate flow for pipe networks wit simplified rules, no be wit full fluid-dynamics (CFD) simulation.
- Di water na ideal water: dem leave out leaks, air bubbles and how real pipes dey wear.
Every simulation dey simplify reality. To sabi how e dey do am na part of learning engineering.
How e connect to school subjects
Physics (pressure), maths (rates and measurement), geography (water supply), agriculture
Connection to oda areas
Fluid networks dey connect wit mechanics (pressure and force), wit control systems (to keep water level) and wit automation (pumps wey dey switch on and off).
E good make you know
Water towers dey stand high so dat gravity alone go create di pressure wey dey push water through di pipes of one town.