(note: i was incredibly bored at work, so i typed all of this from the back of a fluid mechanics book that was around.)

appendix I

symbols and dimensions of quantities

symbol quantity english engineering dimensions force-length-time dimensions mass-length-time dimensions
A area ft2 L2 L2
a wave velocity ft/sec (fps) L/T L/T
a linear acceleration ft/sec2 L/T2 L/T2
B bottom width (open channel) ft L L
b surface width (open channel) ft L L
b span of airfoil ft L L
C chezy coefficient ft½/sec L½/T L½/T
cp specific heat at constant pressure ft-lb/lb°R
cv specific heat at constant volume ft-lb/lb°R
D drag force lb F ML/T2
d diameter ft L L
E modulus of elasticity lb/ft2 F/L2 M/LT2
E unit energy ft-lb/lb L L
e size of roughness ft L L
F force lb F ML/T2
G weight flowrate lb/sec F/T ML/T3
g gravitational acceleration ft/sec2 L/T2 L/T2
H total head ft L L
H head on weir ft L L
H enthalpy ft-lb/lb L L
h head or height ft L L
I moment of inertia ft4 L4 L4
I internal energy ft-lb/lb L L
K coefficient of permeability ft/sec (fps) L/T L/T
L lift force lb F ML/T2
l length ft L L
M mass slugs FT2/L M
M moment ft-lb FL ML2/T2
n manning's roughness coefficient ft1/6 L1/6 L1/6
P power ft-lb/sec FL/T ML2/T3
P perimeter ft L L
P weir height ft L L
p pressure lb/ft2 (psf) F/L2 M/LT2
O flowrate ft3/sec (cfs) L3/T L3/T
q two-dimensional flowrate ft2/sec (cfs/ft) L2/T L2/T
R radius ft L L
R engineering gas constant ft-lb/lb°R
Rh hydraulic radius ft L L
r radial distance ft L L
T torque ft-lb FL ML2/T2
T absolute temperature °R
t temperature °F
t time sec T T
u velocity ft/sec (fps) L/T L/T
V velocity ft/sec (fps) L/T L/T
V volume ft3 (cuft) L3 L3
v velocity ft/sec (fps) L/T L/T
W weight lb F ML/T2
w velocity ft/sec (fps) L/T L/T
y depth (open channel) ft L L
y distance from solid boundary ft L L
z height above datum ft L L
Γ circulation ft2/sec L2/T L2/T
γ specific weight lb/ft3 F/L3 M/L2T2
δ boundary layer or film thickness ft L L
ε eddy viscosity lb-sec/ft2 FT/L2 M/LT
μ viscosity lb-sec/ft2 FT/L2 M/LT
ν kinematic viscosity ft2/sec L2/T L2/T
ξ vorticity sec-1 1/T 1/T
ρ density slug/ft3 FT2/L4 M/L3
σ surface tension lb/ft F/L M/T2
τ shear stress lb/ft2 F/L2 M/LT2
φ velocity potential ft2/sec L2/T L2/T
ψ streamfunction ft2/sec L2/T L2/T
ω angular velocity sec-1 1/T 1/T


symbols for dimensionless quantities
symbol quantity symbol quantity
C cauchy number n polytropic exponent
Cc coefficient of contraction R reynolds number
CD drag coefficient S slope of energy line
Cf frictional drag coefficient So bottom slope (open channel)
CL lift coefficient Sc critical slope
Cp pressure coefficient W weber number
Cv coefficient of velocity Y expansion factor
Cw weir coefficient α kinetic energy
E euler number
correction factor
F froude number β momentum correction factor
f friction factor η efficiency
KL loss coefficient κ von kármán's turbulence
k adiabatic exponent
"constant"
M mach number Π dimensionless group


appendix II

physical properties of water

tem-
pera-
ture,
°F
specific
weight,a
γ,
lb/ft3
density,a
ρ,
slug/ft3
modulusb
of
elasticity,c
E/103,
psi
viscosity,a
μ × 105,
lb-sec/ft2
kinematic
viscosity,a
υ x 105,
ft2/sec
surfacea
tension,d
σ,
lb/ft
kinematic
surfacea
tension,d
σ/ρ,
ft³/sec²
vapor
pressure,e
pv ,
psia
vapor
pressure
head,f
pv/γ,
ft
32 62.42 1.940 287 3.746 1.931 0.00518 0.00267 0.09 0.19
40 62.43 19.40 296 3.229 1.664 0.00514 0.00265 0.12 0.28
50 62.41 1.940 305 2.735 1.410 0.00509 0.00262 0.18 0.41
60 62.37 1.938 313 2.359 1.217 0.00504 0.00260 0.26 0.59
70 62.30 1.936 319 2.050 1.059 0.00498 0.00257 0.36 0.84
80 62.22 1.934 324 1.799 0.930 0.00492 0.00254 0.51 1.17
80 62.11 1.931 328 1.595 0.826 0.00486 0.00251 0.70 1.62
100 62.00 1.927 331 1.424 0.739 0.00480 0.00249 0.95 2.21
110 61.86 1.923 332 1.284 0.667 0.00473 0.00246 1.27 2.97
120 61.71 1.918 332 1.167 0.609 0.00467 0.00243 1.69 3.95
130 61.55 1.913 331 1.069 0.558 0.00460 0.00240 2.22 5.20
140 61.38 1.908 330 0.981 0.514 0.00454 0.00238 2.89 6.77
150 61.20 1.902 328 0.905 0.476 0.00447 0.00235 3.72 8.75
160 61.00 1.896 326 0.838 0.442 0.00441 0.00232 4.74 11.17
170 60.80 1.890 322 0.780 0.413 0.00434 0.00229 5.99 14.18
180 60.58 1.883 318 0.726 0.385 0.00427 0.00226 7.51 17.85
190 60.36 1.876 313 0.678 0.362 0.00420 0.00223 9.34 22.40
200 60.12 1.868 308 0.637 0.341 0.00413 0.00221 11.52 27.63
212 59.83 1.860 300 0.593 0.319 0.00404 0.00217 14.70 35.35
a from "hydraulic models," a.s.c.e. manual of engineering practice, no. 25, a.s.c.e., 1942.
b approximate values averaged from many sources.
c at atmospheric pressure.
d in contact with air.
e from j.h. keenan and f.g. keyes, thermodynamic properties of steam, john wiley and sons, 1936.
f computed from pv and γ.