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Lab Instructor
Date of Experiment
19992
20005
20443
19867
Abstract
Flow in Pipe and Fittings experiment is conducted to help the students to study the
fluid flow in different types of pipes. Understanding of fluid flow is important for
P (Pa)
50000
40000
Pipe 1
Pipe 2
Pipe 3
30000
20000
10000
0
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
F=(
4 fL V 2
)( )
D
2
Pipe 1 has the highest friction loss since it has the highest pressure drop (due to its
nature of small diameter ansd smooth pipe). While Pipe 3 has the lowest pressure
drop and friction loss because of its biggest diameter and roughened pipe. Thus,
smaller diameter pipe will lead to bigger pressure drop and higher friction loss.
As water flow rate increases, the percentage difference between head loss
measured and head loss calculated also increases. However, this does not apply to
pipe 1. For the smooth pipe, the bigger the the diameter of the pipe, the bigger the
percentage difference as the water flowrate increases.
Calculated friction head loss is obtained through equation of friction loss as shown
in the appendices. Whereas the measured friction loss, is obtained when we
conducted the experiment, the data that is read from the Main Switch Board.
Values of the measured head loss should be approximately the same as the
calculated friction head loss. However, due to some errors in the experiment such
as the presence of bubbles in the pipe, values of measured head losses deviate
from the calculated values. What can be seen for the smooth pipes is that the
bigger the diameter of the pipe, the bigger the percentage difference for a constant
value of water flow rate. The lower the Reynolds number in the pipe, the higher is
the percentage difference. Thus, in real applications, theoretical values can only be
used for the small diameter pipes, or pipes with high Reynolds number. The rough
pipe 3 is having the highest percentage difference. This is because the non-constant
inner surface of the pipe cannot be calculated perfectly accurate and precise. The
equations given are only based on assumptions because roughness itself cannot be
measured.
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
Oriface
Pitot
0.4
Venturi
0.2
0
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
From the graph, as the volumetric flowrate increases, the pressure drop also
increases. The slope of the pitot tube is lesser than the slope of orifice meter. The
highest slope is for venturi following by orifice and then pitot static tube. It is clearly
illustrated by the above graph. As the flow rate becomes greater, the pressure drop
of the venturi meter becomes higher compared to the flow rate of the orifice and
pitot tube.
0.1
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
0
0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
Orifice
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
Venturi
1.2
Calculations :
2 1
2
[ ( )]
A
Q=C D A 0 1 0
A1
2 g( h1h2 )
m3
s
C D = Discharge coefficient
C d = 0.97 for venturi meter
C d = 0.62 for orifice meter
A 0 = Area of the throat
d 0 = 16mm for the venturi meter ( A 0 =2.011 104 m2 )
d 0 = 20mm for the orifice meter ( A 0 =3.143 104 m2 )
A 1= Area of the pipe upstream m2
H2 O
s2 )
Conclusion
In experiment 5, part A of the experiment aims to study the friction loss in different pipes which
differ in terms of surface roughness and diameter but with constant length. By the end of this experiment,
the friction head loss in different pipe diameter and different roughness is determined. The results of part
A showed that with different diameter, the larger the diameters of the pipe, the higher the friction factor but
friction loss is reduced. Pipe with different surface roughness effects the friction factor of the fluid. It can
be seen that pipe 3 has the highest friction factor compared to other pipes as it has the roughest surface.
This experiment proves that Mechanical Energys Equation is an effective way to calculate friction loss of
flowing water in small pipes.
For Experiment D, we were able to compare the accuracy of flow rate measurement using
various flow rate measurement devices. In this experiment, the pressure loss of three types of measuring
devices, pitot static tube, venturi and orifice is recorded using different ranges of flow rate. The results
shows that most venturi meter tend to promote laminar flow due to the slower transitions from one part of
the venturi than the other when compared to an orifice, while orifice meter and pitot static tube tends to
have sharper transitions resulting in turbulent flow. From the graph, as the volumetric flowrate increases,
the pressure drop also increases. The slope of the pitot tube is lesser than the slope of orifice meter. The
highest slope is for venturi following by orifice and then pitot static tube. As the flow rate becomes greater,
the pressure drop of the venturi meter becomes higher compared to the flow rate of the orifice and pitot
tube.Therefore it can be seen that venturi meter is a more accurate measuring device as compared to
orifice meter and pitot static tube.
In conclusion, as the fluid flow through the pipe, there will be pressure lost which is called friction
loss due to the flow nature in pipes. We can identify from the experiment that Reynolds number and the
friction factor of the pipes allows us to determine the friction loss of the pipe. Therefore, the objectives had
been achieved. Any inaccurate or errors occurred in the recording and calculation of the data are due to
the faultiness of the measuring equipment and due the effect from the environment.
References
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7,
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(n.d.).
Sudden
Area
Change.
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October
http://www.mathworks.com/help/physmod/hydro/ref/suddenareachange.html
7,
2014,
from
Plant and Environmental Hydrology Centre (n.d.). Correction factor for friction loss down a pipe with
outlets. Retrieved October 7, 2014, from http://hydrology1.nmsu.edu/teaching/soil456/Friction.htm
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Appendix
Experiment A
Flowrate
(L/min)
17.5
15.0
12.5
10.0
7.5
6th minute
(s)
8.949
6.813
4.916
3.377
2.090
Average
8.951
6.816
4.923
3.384
2.115
Flowrate
(L/min)
39.5
34.5
29.5
24.5
19.5
Average
6.845
5.359
4.056
2.885
1.939
6.854
5.367
4.043
2.900
1.947
Inner Diameter: 17 mm
Length: 1m
Area: 0.000227 m2
Water
flowr
ate
(L/mi
n)
Pipe 1
Different
ial
pressure
P (Pa)
17.5
87779.3
2
66842.1
3
48278.1
4
33185.7
0
20741.0
6
15.0
12.5
10.5
7.5
Head
Loss,
hmeasure
d (m)
Velocit
y,
V
(m/s)
8.9479
7.2874
6.8137
6.3592
4.9213
5.4045
3.3828
4.4807
2.1143
3.5424
6th minute
(s)
9.015
6.541
4.566
2.882
1.664
Reynol
ds
numbe
r, Re
Type of
flow
Friction
Factor, f
43724.
4
38155.
2
32427.
0
26884.
2
21254.
4
Turbule
nt
Turbule
nt
Turbule
nt
Turbule
nt
Turbule
nt
0.00530
3
0.00545
0
0.00563
0
0.00584
4
0.00612
6
Reynol
ds
numbe
r, Re
Type of
flow
Friction
Factor, f
Turbule
nt
Turbule
nt
Turbule
nt
Turbule
nt
Turbule
Average
9.026
6.559
4.577
2.9
1.667
Frictio
n Loss,
F
(m2 /s2
)
93.874
1
73.465
0
54.814
8
39.109
4
25.624
2
Head
Loss,
hcalcula
Frictio
n Loss,
F
(m2 /s2
)
39.989
8
32.090
7
24.865
4
18.441
3
12.884
Head
Loss,
hcalcula
ted
(m)
9.56
92
7.48
88
5.58
76
3.98
67
2.61
20
Percenta
ge
differenc
e
(%)
6.94
9.91
13.54
17.85
23.54
Pipe 2
Different
ial
pressure
P (Pa)
39.5
67214.7
8
52632.2
9
39648.2
9
28439.2
9
19093.5
34.5
29.5
24.5
19.5
Head
Loss,
hmeasure
d (m)
Velocit
y,
V
(m/s)
6.8517
6.3769
63769
5.3652
5.6429
56429
4.0416
4.8977
48977
2.8990
4.1480
41480
1.9463
3.3987
33987
0.00491
7
0.00503
9
0.00518
3
0.00535
9
0.00557
ted
(m)
4.07
64
3.27
12
2.53
47
1.87
98
1.31
Percenta
ge
differenc
e
(%)
40.51
39.03
37.28
35.16
32.52
nt
34
Pipe 3
Differen
tial
pressure
P (Pa)
88514.8
2
64321.8
2
44885.0
4
28439.2
9
16347.6
9
Head
Loss,
hmeasure
d (m)
Velocit
y,
V
(m/s)
Reynold
s
number,
Re
Type
flow
of
Friction
Factor,
f
9.022
9
6.556
8
4.575
4
7.317
9
6.238
2
5.211
1
124404.
3
106049.
4
2.899
4.148
70516
1.666
4
3.144
9
53463.3
Turbulen
t
Turbulen
t
Turbulen
t
Turbulen
t
Turbulen
t
0.0043
02
0.0044
42
0.0046
04
0.0048
19
0.0050
94
88588.7
Frictio
n Loss,
F
(m2 /s2
)
33.40
99
24.27
85
16.94
19
10.73
45
6.170
4
Head
Loss,
hcalculat
ed (m)
3.405
7
2.474
9
Percent
age
differen
ce
(%)
62.25
62.25
1.727
62.25
1.094
2
62.13
0.629
62.25
O9806.65 N /m2
m H2O
= 87779.32 Pa
P
h=
g
87779.32 Pa
1000 kg 9.81 m
(
)(
)
m3
s2
= 8.9479 m
v =k 2 gh
vd
1000
=
kg 7.2874 m
0.006 m
s
m3
kg
1 103
ms
=43724.4
Laminar flow occurs when Re< 2100 and turbulent flow occurs when Re >
4000; interval
between 2300 and 4000 are called transition flows
5. Calculating friction factor
For smooth pipe, friction factor is calculated through Blassius equation where
C=0.046, n=0.2 for Turbulent flow, = 0.00089Pa.s at about 25 C
f =C(
VD n
)
0.2
kg 7.2874 m
1000 3
0.006 m
s
m
0.046(
)
0.00089 Pa . s
0. 005303
6. Calculating Friction Loss
Since fDarcy = 4fFanning, so the equation for calculating Friction loss will modified to
4 fL V 2
F=(
)( )
D
2
2
F=(
40.0053031 7.2874
)(
)
0.006
2
m2
F=93.8741 2
s
7. Calculate head loss, hcalculated
hcalc =
F
g
93.8741
9.81
= 9.5692 m
hcalc hmeasured
h calc
=
* 100 %
9.56928.9479
9.5692
* 100 %
= 6.49 %
Experiment D
Venturi Meter (do = 16 mm, d1 = 26 mm, Cd = 0.97)
Flowrate
(L/min)
37
32
27
22
17
Pressure Difference
(mmH2O)
4th minute
(s)
0.996
0.737
0.54
0.366
0.225
6th minute
(s)
0.988
0.732
0.529
0.363
0.233
Avera
ge
0.996
0.742
0.539
0.366
0.228
Average
996
742
539
366
228
Pressure Difference
(mmH2O)
4th minute
(s)
0.238
0.154
0.098
0.052
0.023
6th minute
(s)
0.235
0.157
0.099
0.053
0.024
Avera
ge
0.236
0.156
0.099
0.053
0.024
Average
236
156
99
53
24
Pressure Difference
(mmH2O)
4th minute
(s)
0.089
0.073
0.048
6th minute
(s)
0.085
0.072
0.05
Avera
ge
0.087
0.073
0.050
Average
87
73
50
27.5
25
0.033
0.015
0.036
0.014
0.034
0.013
0.034
0.014
34
14
0.000617
0.996
32
0.0005337
0.742
27
0.00045
0.539
22
0.000367
0.366
17
0.000283
0.228
P
(Pa)
9767.
2
7276.
3
5285.
6
3589.
1
2235.
8
h
actual
(m)
h
calculated
(m)
Error
percentage
(%)
0.996
0.999
0.30
0.742
0.746
0.53
0.539
0.545
1.11
0.366
0.376
2.73
0.228
0.238
4.38
0.0005
0.236
25
0.000417
0.156
20
0.000333
0.00025
0.000167
0.099
15
10
0.053
0.024
P
(Pa)
2314.
3
1529.
8
970.8
519.7
235.4
h
actual
(m)
h
calculated
(m)
Error
percentage
(%)
0.591
0.593
0.34
0.312
0.314
0.64
0.158
0.161
0.072
0.03
1.89
4.34
7.14
0.069
0.028
P (Pa)
853.155
06
715.865
74
490.319
333.416
92
h
actual
(m)
h
calculated
(m)
Error
percentage
(%)
0.087
0.089
2.298850575
0.073
0.076
4.109589041
0.05
0.054
0.034
0.035
2.941176471
25
0.00041666
7
0.014
137.289
32
0.014
0.015
7.142857143