Fluid dynamic on 7 pipes

Study of pressure drops across various components

Valves, elbows, abrupt changes in pipe diameter

Pipes of different diameter, length and roughness

Comparison between flow rate measurement techniques

Flowmeter

Orifice measurement (Venturi  and diaphragm)

Filling rate measurement

Comparison between experimental and theoretical values

Theoretical pressure drop calculations

This unit for fluid dynamics and study of energy loss is composed of various straight hydraulic

pipes of different diameters and material.The unit has the same specificities commonly encountered

in industrial hydraulic networks: elbows, valves, venturi meters for the measurement of flow rate,

and abrupt narrowing or widening of the tubes, etc.

This system functions in a closed circuit and the fluid circulation is generated by a centrifugal pump.

The measurement of energy loss is made by a differential pressure sensor.

The teaching objectives of the study are to:

– compare the flow rate measurement methods e.g. flow meter, orifice-meter (diaphragm), and venturi meter.

– verify the law of turbulent flow in the form dP = k Qv2

– determine, for each length or irregularity, the energy loss expressed:

o in equivalent length of a reference tube

o in terms of energy loss coefficient z

These different values will be compared qualitatively and quantitatively with respect to the different charts given in the literature.