This document discusses various topics related to pipelines and pipe networks, including:
1) Pipelines consist of connected pipes that allow flow in one direction, while pipe networks can allow branching and parallel flow.
2) Simple pipe flow involves a single pipe of constant diameter. Compound pipe flow includes pipes of varying diameters connected in series or parallel.
3) Problems involving pipe flow can be solved using the energy equation and calculating head losses via Darcy-Weisbach or Hazen-Williams equations.
4) Examples demonstrate solving for flow rates and head losses in single pipes, series and parallel pipe configurations, and pipe networks with pumping and siphons.
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