"head loss" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "ref": "1995, Barbara Hauser, Practical Hydraulics Handbook, Second Edition, page 71",
          "text": "Determination of minor head loss is simple and straightforward, and a standared nomograph in common use is included at the end of the chapter.",
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          "ref": "2000, Frank R. Spellman, The Science of Water, page 74",
          "text": "The total head loss is the sum of the head losses of all of the component pipes.",
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        {
          "ref": "2001, American Water Works Association, Butterfly Valves - Torque, Head Loss, and Cavitation, page 55",
          "text": "A butterfly valve, like any restriction in a pipeline, is a source of head loss.",
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        "The pressure lost in a hydraulic system as fluid moves through a pipeline."
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          "ref": "1995, Barbara Hauser, Practical Hydraulics Handbook, Second Edition, page 71",
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          "ref": "2001, American Water Works Association, Butterfly Valves - Torque, Head Loss, and Cavitation, page 55",
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        "The pressure lost in a hydraulic system as fluid moves through a pipeline."
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