Compressible vs Incompressible Fluids | Why It Matters in Pump and Piping Design

In this free lecture from my course Pump Sizing & Modeling Piping Systems for Liquids, we break down one of the most fundamental (yet often misunderstood) concepts in fluid mechanics:

👉 The difference between compressible and incompressible fluids—and why it matters when designing pumps and piping systems.

We'll cover:

What makes a fluid compressible or incompressible

How density impacts mass and volumetric flow calculations

Why we can assume constant volumetric flow for liquids (but not for gases)

A step-by-step comparison using real examples for water and air

How these assumptions simplify the energy balance for liquid systems

🎓 This is Lecture 3 in the course:
👉 Pump Sizing & Modeling Piping Systems for Liquids
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