After completing this course, the licensee should be able to:
- Define a fluid.
- Define pressure and identify common units of pressure measurement.
- State Pascal's Law and give an example of its application.
- Explain the difference between gauge pressure and absolute pressure.
- Explain the Bernoulli Effect and give three examples of how it is utilized in industry.
- Explain how a siphon works.
IACET CEUs
These courses gives you the opportunity to earn IACET CEUs through our parent company Certus. As an IACET Accredited Provider, Certus offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. To earn IACET CEUs, you must:
- Complete all lessons in the course,
- Correctly answer every quiz question posed through the course, and
- Complete the course evaluation.
Assessment Information: This online course presents each section with commentary, a graphic illustration or photograph, and requires the learner to answer multiple choice questions after reviewing the content. The learner must complete all multiple-choice questions for each section correctly to get IACET CEUs, a certificate of completion, or state license renewal credit for the course. If the learner's first response is incorrect, learners will be immediately allowed to answer the question again until the correct answer is chosen. Question choices are randomized, so each participant will have a unique testing experience
Prerequisites: This course has no prerequisites.
Course Format: Text
Credit Type: Drinking Water
CEUs: 0.1
Course ID(s): 21-2021
Approved By: Department of Health And Human Services - Drinking Water
Fluid Mechanics [11 Activities]
- 01. Definition of a Fluid
- 02. Fluids Distribute Forces
- 03. Definition of Pressure
- 04. Measuring Pressure
- 05. Sources of Fluid Pressure
- 06. Gauge Verses Absolute Pressure
- 07. Liquid Seeks Its Own Level
- 08. Velocity Head Verses Static Pressure
- 09. The Bernoulli Effect and Venturi Applications
- 10. Friction Head
- 11. The Siphon
Course Completion
- Mandatory Questionnaire
- Certificate of Achievement
- IACET Certificate of Achievement
