Valves, Pumps and Turbomachinery: Calculate flowrate through valves, fittings and pipe under a laminar flow regime

Israel Garcia is a mechanical engineer who graduated from the University of Cienfuegos, Cuba, and has been attached to the Mechanical Engineering faculty of that University since 1985 as a Professor in fluid mechanics, heat transfer and science materials. He has more than 30 yr of experience in chemical plants and power stations and has presented several papers that deal with the design of heat exchangers, pressure vessels and piping systems.

Alejandro Garcia is a mechanical engineer who graduated from the University of Cienfuegos, Cuba, and received his MS degree in mechanical engineering with a specialty in materials at the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Garcia gained several years of experience in power plants and the automotive industry as a static and dynamic equipment specialist. He works at Kuraray America Inc. EVAL Plant in Pasadena, Texas as a Project Engineer.