Think about putting your thumb over the end of a garden hose. The water speeds up. Why? Because the amount of water entering the hose must equal the amount of water leaving it. is the cross-sectional area of the pipe. is the velocity of the fluid. If you decrease the area ( ), the velocity ( ) must increase to keep the flow rate constant. Bernoulli’s Principle (The Magic of Flight)
While fluid mechanics specifically is missing, the following related titles from the series may help with the prerequisite physics: Fluid Mechanics
Fluid movement is categorized to make it easier to calculate: fluid mechanics for dummies pdf
When a fluid isn’t moving, the main thing to understand is .
If you narrow the pipe (reduce the area), the fluid must speed up to get through in time. Smaller area = Higher velocity. Bernoulli’s Principle (The Magic of Lift) Think about putting your thumb over the end of a garden hose
There is actually a real book published by Wiley called (though sometimes it falls under the "Engineering for Dummies" series, or a related title like Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics for Dummies ). Check:
Fluid mechanics splits into two major areas: Because the amount of water entering the hose
If you look at a textbook, these are the two equations that scare students. Here is the "dummy" explanation.