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Lab Report-Osborne Reynolds Experiment
Lab Report-Osborne Reynolds Experiment
Submitted by
RAVI KIRAN
1801CE27
JUL-NOV 2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES……………………………………………………………… 2
LIST OF TABLES……………………………………………………………….. 3
ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………….. 4
INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………. 4
CALCULTION.......................................................................................................... 7
REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………….. 8
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LIST OF FIGURES
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LIST OF TABLES
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OSBORNE REYNOLDS EXPERIMENT
ABSTRACT
1. INTRODUCTION
Laminar flow(Re < 2300) is "orderly". The flow of a fluid, when each particle of
the fluid follows a smooth path, paths which never interfere with one another. The
velocity of the fluid is constant at any point in the fluid. It occurs at low flow rate.
Turbulent flow(Re > 2300) is "Random". Irregular flow that is characterized by
tiny whirlpool regions. The velocity of this fluid is not constant at every point. It
occurs at high flow rate. Transitional flow(Re is approximately 2300). is a mixture
of laminar and turbulent flow, with turbulence in the center of the pipe, and
laminar flow near the edges.
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Figure 1: Flow characteristics
(Source:-http://www
mdp.eng.cam.ac.uk/web/library/enginfo/aerothermal_dvd_only/aero/fprops/pipeflow/no
de8.html)
Materials : Water, Dye, Stop Watch, and Unit Description for Osborne Reynolds
Demonstration.
Methodology: Water is allowed to enter through water supply nozzle in to water tank, and
then flow is adjusted using “Control valve and Drain valve” in such a that water level in
water tank is almost constant (Neither rise nor fall). Now, Metering tap of ink reservoir is
opened and ink flows through Test pipe section.
Now without disturbing the flow rate, we measure its volume flow rate, through drain valve
using stop watch and measuring tank.
Then, we measure volume flow rate of inlet water through water supply nozzle using stop
watch and measuring tank.
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Reynolds number formula:-
𝑤.𝑑
➢ 𝑅𝑒 = where; w = Flow rate in m/s.
Ʋ
( Water: Ʋ = 1×10^(-6)m^2/s )
Where:
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑣
𝛷=
𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒(𝑡)
𝐴 = 𝜋𝑟 2 = 7.85×10^-5 m^2.
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➢ Our observed flow pattern for above Readings is like this:--
4. CALCULATION
= 1.17×10^-3 m^3/s.
So,
1.17×10−3
Flow rate,𝑤 = 7.85×10−5
= 14.9044 m/s.
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𝟏𝟒.𝟗𝟎𝟒𝟒×𝟎.𝟎𝟏
So, Reynolds no. ,𝑹𝒆 = 𝟏×𝟏𝟎−𝟔
= 149044
Reynolds number for above observation is 149044 which is greater than 2300, so flow
pattern for above experiment is Turbulent flow. It implies that the velocity of this fluid
is not constant at every point, The movement of fluid particles is chaotic. It also implies that
flow has higher velocity and fluid had low viscosity.
In this experiment, we observed that the blue dye line change with the increasing of water flow
rate. The shape change from thin threads to slightly swirling which still contains smooth thin
threads and then fully swirling. We can say that this change is from laminar flow to
transitional flow and then to turbulent flow and it is not occuring suddenly. We must control
the water inlet valve and outlet valve until the flow formed.
6. REFERENCES