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When the density change of fluid is small (ρ 1/ρ 2 < 2) and the velocity not too high (Mach number, Ma < 0.3), then the mechanical energy balance reduces to the forms developed in Chap. 2. These equations represent the flow of all liquids as well as relatively slow-moving gases. This is called incompressible flow.
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Levenspiel, O. (2014). Compressible Flow of Gases. In: Engineering Flow and Heat Exchange. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7454-9_3
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