Attempt at a Theory of the Friction of Fluids

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https://doi.org/10.11606/khronos.v0i5.141835

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history of fluid mechanics, fluid friction; jet velocity

Abstract

In 1761, Leonhard Euler (1707–1783) published a treatise written in Latin with the title “Attempt at a Theory of the Friction of Fluids,” in which he assumed that, as is the case for solid friction, fluid friction is proportional to pressure. Several experiments were proposed by Euler to derive a friction factor, which were intended to experimentally confirm his equations. Detailed developments of five different problems of discharge were presented in his treatise, considering the loss of head in the conduits. In the appendix, an example is given of the calculation of the jet heights of a particular fountain, fed with conduits of different cross-sectional areas

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  • Sylvio Reynaldo Bistafa, Universidade de São Paulo
    Professor aposentado da Escola Politécnica da USP

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Published

2018-06-05

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No. 5 (2018)

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Tradução

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How to Cite

Bistafa, S. R. (2018). Attempt at a Theory of the Friction of Fluids. Khronos, 5, 44. https://doi.org/10.11606/khronos.v0i5.141835