Learn to size valves & piping systems, calculate pressure drop, flow of liquids & gases through pipe , fittings & valves
Flow of Fluids in Piping Systems: Design, Calculations & Industrial Applications
What you’ll learn
- Understand the main physical properties of fluids (viscosity, vapor pressure, specific gravity, weight density…).
- Understand the theory of flow in pipe : Laminar vs Turbulent flow.
- Understand and learn how to use the Bernoulli Theorem for pressure drop, head loss or flow velocity assessment.
- Learn how to calculate the pressure drop “dP” and the head loss “hL” through any piping system.
- Learn how to determine the friction factor “f” of any piping system.
- Learn how to calculate the flow of compressible and incompressible fluids in pipe.
- Learn how to calculate the resistance coefficient “K” of any piping component (pipes, valves, bends, reducers, Tees, Wyes…).
- Learn what the flow coefficient “Cv” of a control valve means and how to use it in assessing flows and pressure drops.
- Know what a control valve is and its main components.
- Understand the theory of regulating flow with control valves.
- Understand the concepts of cavitation and choking in control valves through graphics and 3D animations.
- Learn how to size and select a control valve when designing and operating any piping system for both gases and liquids.
- Understand the theory of flow measurement using differential pressure meters such as Orifice Plates, Flow Nozzles and Venturi Meters.
- Learn how to calculate the flow of compressible and incompressible fluids through Orifice Plates, Flow Nozzles and Venturi Meters.
- Learn how to size and select a flow meter when designing and operating any piping system for both gases and liquids.
Course Content
- WR Training –> 1 lecture • 1min.
- ABOUT THE COURSE –> 3 lectures • 9min.
- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS –> 14 lectures • 44min.
- NATURE OF FLOW IN PIPE : LAMINAR AND TURBULENT FLOW –> 5 lectures • 12min.
- BERNOULLI’S THEOREM –> 1 lecture • 2min.
- MEASUREMENT OF PRESSURE –> 1 lecture • 1min.
- HEAD LOSS AND PRESSURE DROP THROUGH PIPE –> 8 lectures • 21min.
- COMPRESSIBLE FLOW IN PIPE –> 12 lectures • 35min.
- FLOW OF FLUIDS THROUGH VALVES AND FITTINGS –> 25 lectures • 58min.
- REGULATING FLOW WITH CONTROL VALVES –> 10 lectures • 31min.
- MEASURING FLOW WITH DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE METERS –> 8 lectures • 23min.
- LIQUID FLOW THROUGH ORIFICES, NOZZLES AND VENTURI –> 9 lectures • 17min.
- COMPRESSIBLE FLOW THROUGH ORIFICES, NOZZLES AND VENTURI –> 1 lecture • 3min.
- DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES –> 1 lecture • 1min.
- FLOW PROBLEMS – LET’S GET SOME PRACTICE !!! –> 18 lectures • 2hr 51min.
Requirements
Flow of Fluids in Piping Systems: Design, Calculations & Industrial Applications
Master Fluid Flow, Pressure Drop, and Piping System Design—Includes Excel Engineering Toolkit!
Are you ready to confidently design, size, and troubleshoot piping systems for any industrial application? This in-depth course gives you the essential knowledge and practical tools to understand and calculate fluid flow, pressure drops, and equipment selection in chemical, petrochemical, power, and process industries.
Why Take This Course?
- Essential Skills for Engineers:
Learn how to tackle real-world problems in piping design, pressure drop calculations, and equipment selection—critical for cost-effective, efficient, and safe operations. - Practical, Example-Driven Learning:
Each concept is demonstrated through hands-on examples, solved step-by-step, so you can apply your knowledge immediately. - Exclusive Engineering Toolkit:
Includes the Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook—an intuitive, VBA-powered software for simulating, calculating, and sizing fluid piping systems, pumps, valves, and flow meters.
What You’ll Learn
- Physical Properties of Fluids:
Calculate weight density, viscosity, vapor pressure, and more using the Excel Workbook. - Fluid Flow Fundamentals:
Analyze compressible and incompressible flow through pipes, valves, pumps, and flow meters (Orifice Plates, Venturi Meters, Nozzles). - Pressure Drop & Head Loss:
Understand theory and apply formulas for frictional losses, laminar & turbulent flow, and special components. - Sizing Flow Meters & Valves:
Use iterative methods to select and size flow meters, control valves, and system components. - Cavitation & Choking:
Learn to identify, prevent, and mitigate these critical valve and pump issues. - Pump Calculations:
Determine pump head, NPSH, specific speed, affinity laws, and efficiency. - Unit Conversions & Reference Tables:
Easily convert variables and process parameters to a wide range of engineering units. - Practice with Real Examples:
Reinforce your learning with 25+ practical flow problems, fully solved and explained.
Excel Engineering Toolkit: Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook
- Simulate operation of piping systems for liquids and gases under different conditions.
- Industry-standard formulas and data (ASME, HI, IEC, AWWA, ISA, ANSI).
- Intuitive interface for quick calculations and engineering analysis.
- Covers:
- Physical properties (specific gravity, viscosity, vapor pressure)
- Pressure drop and head loss through pipes, fittings, and valves
- Sizing for incompressible & compressible flows
- Flow meter sizing (Orifice, Nozzle, Venturi)
- Pump head, NPSH, specific speed, affinity laws
- Resistance coefficients, conversion tables, and much more
Who Should Enroll?
- Practicing engineers in chemical, process, petrochemical, petroleum, or energy industries
- Mechanical engineers and piping specialists
- Undergraduate and graduate engineering students
- Technicians, designers, and anyone involved in fluid handling systems
By the End of This Course, You Will:
- Confidently calculate and analyze fluid flow, pressure drops, and system resistance
- Select, size, and specify pumps, valves, and flow meters for any piping application
- Apply best practices for efficient, reliable plant and piping system operation
- Use advanced tools (Excel Workbook) for rapid, accurate engineering design
Course Features
- High-quality video lessons with 3D animations, images, graphs, and equations
- Downloadable resources and solved flow problems
- Lifetime access to all materials and the Excel engineering toolkit
- One-on-one instructor support via Udemy Q&A and messaging
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Important note about Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook
To accompany this course and help you assess flow of fluids, calculate pressure drops, size pipes, control valves and flow meter devices, WR Training has developed an Excel VBA based engineering tool : Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook.
Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook simulates the operation of small piping systems transporting liquids and industrial gases under a variety of operating conditions.
Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook is based on industry recognized principles and standards from ASME, HI, IEC, AWWA, ISA, and ANSI
Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook is easy-to-use and has a highly intuitive user interface.
Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook presents formulas and data for :
- Physical properties determination for a variety of fluids (specific gravity, viscosity, vapor pressure)
- Pressure drop and head loss calculations through pipes, fittings and valves
- Flow calculations for incompressible and compressible fluids through piping systems, fittings, valves and pumps
- Sizing piping systems for incompressible and compressible fluids
- Flow resistance coefficients calculations for pipes, fittings and valves
- Flow calculations for incompressible and compressible fluids through flow meters (Orifice Plates, Nozzles and Venturi meters)
- Centrifugal pump calculation (Pump head, NPSH, Specific speed, affinity laws)
- Converting variables and process parameters to a numerous alternative units of measurement
Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook: Table of content
a. physical properties of fluids
1 properties of water and steam
a. saturation properties with temperature
b. saturation properties with pressure
c. properties given pressure and temperature
d. properties given pressure and enthalpy
2 dynamic viscosity of gases
3 kinematic viscosity
4 weight density of liquids
a. formula 1
b. formula 2
c. formula 3
5 specific gravity of liquids
a. formula 1
b. formula 2
6 specific gravity – deg api
7 specific gravity – deg beaume
8 specific volume
9 weight density of ideal gases
10 weight density of real gases
11 gas compressibility factor
12 specific gravity of gases
13 boiling point pure component
14 vapor pressure : pure component
15 vapor pressure : mixture
b. nature of flow in pipe
1 rate of flow at flowing condition
a. formula 1
b. formula 2
2 rate of flow (gpm)
a. formula 1
b. formula 2
c. formula 3
3 mean velocity of flow in pipe
a. formula 1
b. formula 2
c. formula 3
4 reynolds number
a. formula 1
b. formula 2
c. formula 3
d. formula 4
e. formula 5
f. formula 6
g. formula 7
c. bernoulli’s theorem
1 total head or fluid energy
2 loss of static pressure head (hl) due to fluid flow
d. head loss, pressure drop and friction factor through pipe
1 loss of static pressure head
a. formula 1
b. formula 2
c. formula 3
d. formula 4
e. formula 5
f. formula 6
2 pipe pressure drop
a. formula 1
b. formula 2
c. formula 3
d. formula 4
e. formula 5
f. formula 6
g. formula 7
3 pressure drop for laminar flow according to poiseuille’s law
4 pressure drop for turbulent flow according to hazen-williams formula
5 friction factor for laminar flow
6 friction factor for turbulent flow
a. colebrook equation
b. serghide equation
c. swamee-jain equation
e. gas calculations
1 perfect gas law
a. determining the number of moles of a perfect gas
b. determining the pressure of a perfect gas
c. determining the temperature of a perfect gas
d. determining the volume of a perfect gas
2 non-ideal gas law
a. determining the number of moles of a non-ideal gas
b. determining the pressure of a non-ideal gas
c. determining the temperature of a non-ideal gas
d. determining the volume of a non-ideal gas
3 standard ◄►actual gas flow
f. compressible flow in straight horizontal pipeline
1 complete isothermal equation
g. gas pipelines : mass flow rate equation
h. horizontal gas pipelines : standard volumetric flow rate equations
1 general standard volumetric flow rate
2 weymouth standard volumetric flow rate equation for sizing horizontal gas pipelines in fully turbulent flow
3 panhandle “a” standard volumetric flow rate equation for sizing horizontal gas pipelines in partially turbulent flow
4 panhandle “b” standard volumetric flow rate equation for sizing horizontal gas pipelines in fully turbulent flow
i. elevated gas pipelines : standard volumetric flow rate equation
j. liquid flow through orifices
k. liquid flow through isa 1932 nozzles
l. liquid flow through long radius nozzles
m. liquid flow through venturi nozzles
n. liquid flow through venturi meters
o. gas flow through orifices
p. gas flow through isa 1932 nozzles
q. gas flow through long radius nozzles
r. gas flow through venturi nozzles
s. gas flow through venturi meters
t. resistance coefficient for pipes, valves and fittings
1 contraction
2 enlargement
3 gate valves
4 globe and angle valves
5 swing check valves
6 lift check valves
7 tilting disc check valves
8 stop check valves
9 foot valves with strainer
10 ball valves
11 butterfly valves
12 diaphragm valves
13 plug valves
14 mitre bends
15 90° pipe bend and flanged or bw 90° elbows
16 multiple 90° pipe bends
17 close pattern return bends
18 standard elbows
19 pipe entrance
20 pipe exit
21 tees and wyes – converging flow
22 tees and wyes – diverging flow
23 orifices, nozzles and venturis
u. head loss and pressure drop through valves and fittings
1 loss of static pressure head
a. formula 1
b. formula 2
c. formula 3
2 pipe pressure drop
a. formula 1
b. formula 2
c. formula 3
v. flow of fluids through valves, fittings and pipe
1 liquid flow through a valve, fittings and pipe
a. formula 1
b. formula 2
c. formula 3
d. formula 4
e. formula 5
f. formula 6
g. formula 7
2 gas flow through a valve; fittings and pipe
a. formula 1
b. formula 2
c. formula 3
3 valve flow coefficient “cv”
a. formula 1
b. formula 2
4 valve resistance coefficient “k”
w. calculations for centrifugal pump
1 pump head
a. head formula
b. pump in suction head
c. pump in suction lift
2 pump discharge pressure
3 net positive suction head required
4 net positive suction head available
5 total dynamic head
6 suction specific speed (nss)
7 specific speed (ns)
x. pump affinity laws
1 impact of speed on flow
2 impact of speed on head
3 impact of speed on bhp
4 impact of impeller diameter on flow
5 impact of impeller diameter on head
6 impact of impeller diameter on bhp
7 pump brake horspower
8 pump efficiency
y. flow of water through schedule 40 steel pipe
1 calculations for pipe other than schedule 40
z. flow of air through schedule 40 steel pipe
1 calculations for pipe other than schedule 40
2 calculations for other set of temperature and pressure
3 from standard to actual volume flow
zz. conversion tables
1 length
2 area
3 volume
4 velocity
5 mass
6 mass flow rate
7 volumetric flow rate
8 force
9 pressure and liquid head
10 energy, work and heat
11 power
12 weight density
13 temperature
14 dynamic viscosity
15 kinematic viscosity
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