3. Conservation Equations 263
Equation IIIa.3.30 is the basis for the field of hydraulics. In this equation, each
term has the dimension of length and all terms are written in terms of head. Rear-
ranging Equation IIIa.3.30, we find
fei
ei
ei
ZZ
VV
g
PP
g
hh)()
22
(
1
)(
1
s
22
+=−+−+−
ρ
IIIa.3.31
In Equation IIIa.3.31, the first term in the left side is the pressure head, the second
term is the velocity head, and the third term is the elevation head. In the right
side, the first term is the shaft head (pump head with –h
p
or turbine head with +h
t
)
and the second term is the head loss. The velocity head is a recoverable head
whereas the head loss, as the name implies, is unrecoverable. If the fluid is fric-
tionless, then h
f
= 0. These terms, especially the head loss for internal flow, are
discussed in detail in Chapter IIIb.
It is important to emphasize that in this derivation we have been consistent with
the sign convention we defined in Chapter IIa (see Problem 60). Hence +h
s
should
be chosen if the control volume to which Equation IIIa.3.31 is applied includes a
turbine. Similarly, –h
p
should be chosen if the control volume to which Equa-
tion IIIa.3.31 is applied includes a pump or compressor. Regarding h
f,
it always
represents a negative value since friction produces heat, which is transferred to the
surroundings. Hence, +h
f
should always be used in Equation IIIa.3.30 or IIIa.3.31.
Equation IIIa.3.31 may also be written as:
)
2
(hh)
2
(
2
s
2
e
e
efi
i
i
gZ
V
PgggZ
V
P
ρ
ρ
ρρρ
ρ
+++=−++
IIIa.3.32
Means of calculating h
f
are discussed in Chapter IIIb. If friction is negligible and
there is no shaft work, Equation IIIa.3.31 simplifies to:
Steady ideal Flow, and no Work:
e
ee
i
ii
gZ
VP
gZ
VP
++=++
22
22
ρρ
IIIa.3.33
This is the famous Bernoulli equation, first introduced in Bernoulli’s Hydrody-
namics, published in 1738. The Bernoulli equation is also applicable to a com-
pressible fluid as long as flow velocity remains about 30% of the speed of sound
in the fluid. Cautions on the use of this equation are discussed later in this section.
Equation IIIa.3.33 shows that the summation of pressure work, kinetic energy, and
potential energy for steady ideal flow with no shaft work remains a constant along
the streamlines.
Terms in Equation IIIa.3.31 are divided by g to obtain head and the equation is
then applied to a flow path as graphically shown in Figure IIIa.3.4(a). Note that
the energy grade line (EGL) represents the summation of all the terms and the hy-
draulic grade line (HGL) represents the summation of pressure and elevation
terms. We assume that the flow path and the bends in Figure IIIa.3.4(a) are
smooth and frictionless.