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8.

0 CALCULATIONS

Sample Calculation of Flow Rates, Q

L VolumeL
Flowrate, Q
s Times

*1m3 1000 L

Laminar Flow Transitional Flow Turbulent Flow

0.102 L
Q Q
0.360 L
Q
0.335 L
20 s 20 s 20 s
L L
Q 5.100 10 3 Q 0.01800
L Q 0.0168
s s s

Sample Calculation of Fluid Velocity, v

m3
Flowrate, Q
m s
Fluidvelocity, u
s
Area, A m 2

* Area 1.9110 4 m 2

Laminar Flow Transitional Flow Turbulent Flow


L 1m 3 L 1m 3 L 1m 3
Q 5.100 10 3 Q 0.01800 Q 0.0168
s 1000 L s 1000 L s 1000 L
m3 m3 m3
Q 5.100 10 6 Q 1.800 10 5 Q 1.68 10 5
s s s

m3 m3 m3
5.100 10 6 1.800 10 5 1.68 10 5
u s u s u s
4 4 4
1.91 10 m 2 1.9110 m 2 1.91 10 m 2
m m m
u 0.0267 u 0.094 u 0.0877
s s s
Sample Calculation of the Reynolds Number, Re

uD
Re ynoldsnumber , Re
v

Where,
m
u Fluidvelocity
s
D Diameter (0.0156m)
m2
v Kinematicvis cos ity 0.89 10 6
s

Laminar Flow Transitional Flow Turbulent Flow

m m m
0.0267 0.0156m 0.094 0.0156m 0.0877 (0.0156m)
Re
s
Re
s
Re
s
m2 6 m
2
6 m
2
0.89 106 0.89 10 0.89 10
s s s
Re 468.000 Re 1647.640 Re 1537.213

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