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Lab Report Experiment # 3 Head Loss in Pipes Pnge 211: An Introduction To Fluid Mechanics
Lab Report Experiment # 3 Head Loss in Pipes Pnge 211: An Introduction To Fluid Mechanics
Lab Report Experiment # 3 Head Loss in Pipes Pnge 211: An Introduction To Fluid Mechanics
EXPERIMENT # 3
THEORY
Viscosity of a fluid is its resistance that is produced when the fluid flows. It is based on the Reynold`s
number and is given by the following ratio
ρVD
Re =
μ
Where, Re is the Reynold`s Number, ρ is the density, V is the Velocity , D is the Diameter and μ is the
viscosity of the fluid .
The major head loss is given by the following equation h major = f(L/D) (V2/2g)
The minor head loss is given by the following equation h minor = Σ K (V2/2g)
Where f is the friction coefficient, L is the length of the pipe, D is the Diameter, V is the velocity of the
fluid, g is the gravitational acceleration constant and K is the loss coefficient.
EQUIPMENTS TO BE USED
The system is set on the hydraulic bench in order to make use of water supply and volumetric
measurement facilities of the bench. It involves a long pipe for major head loss, an expansion and a
constriction pipe and an elbow for minor head losses. The pipes are connected to manometer so as to
give the pressure difference between the pipes.
The equipment is shown in figure 1.The fig 2 gives the labeled details of the experimental setup.
There were some safety precautions that had to be followed as well. Since the experiment involves the
use of electricity, we needed to ensure that the experiment never comes in contact with water as it
might lead to an electric shock. Moreover, we needed to make sure that we didn’t use the submergible
pump with the tank empty. All changes in the experimental design or procedure, if made, had to be
supervised by the lab assistant.
Figure 1 Experimental Setup
The experiment involves a known flow of water through long and small pipes to observe the head
losses. We first tried to calibrate the experimental setup before beginning. This was done by removing
air bubbles from the linings of the tubes connecting the manometer and the pipes. This was followed by
connecting the manometers to the long pipe and setting the flow rate in the rotameter to the required
values and then the change in the height of manometers was observed in the manometers. This was
followed by noting the time it takes to fill 10 liters of water in the empty tank.
We had to repeat the same procedure using the other pipes. The values of the diameter and the length
of the pipes are given in the lab manual. We would find the head losses using the above given equations.
Change in pressure = ρg(∆h) where ρ is the density of water that is 1000kg/m 3, g is the gravitational
acceleration constant and ∆h is the change in height in meters.
ρVD
Reynold`s number Re = , D is the diameter (0.017m), μ is 1×10-3kg·m−1·s−1.
μ
Experiment friction coefficient (f) = (∆p/ ρ)(D/L)(2/V2) , L is the length of the pipe (0.8m)
F blasius = 0.3164/Re1/4
f Moody`s is the value of the friction coefficient that is read from the Moody`s chart at the particular values
of the Re No.
EXPANSION PIPE
FLOW RATE VELOCITY REYNOLD`S CHANGE CHANGE FRICTION BLASIUS K H MINOR
NUMBER IN IN COEFFICIENT FRICTION (m)
HEIGHT PRESSURE F COEFFICIENT
(m) (Pa) (FBLASIUS)
Inlet 4.44 1.96 19880 0.08 784.8 0.0454 0.027 3. 0.08
Outle 4.44 0.70 2
t
inlet 3.88 1.71 17324 0.06 588.6 0.043 0.028 3. 0.06
outlet 3.88 0.61 2
inlet 3.33 1.47 15052 0.05 490.5 0.047 0.029 3. 0.046
outlet 3.33 0.53 2
inlet 2.78 1.22 12496 0.035 343.3 0.048 0.030 3. 0.032
outlet 2.78 0.44 2
inlet 2.22 0.98 9940 0.02 196.2 0.044 0.032 3. 0.02
outlet 2.22 0.35 2
Flow rate in L/h is converted to m3/s by multiplying by 2.7778 ×10-7
Change in pressure = ρg(∆h) where ρ is the density of water that is 1000kg/m 3, g is the gravitational
acceleration constant and ∆h is the change in height in meters.
ρVD
Reynold`s number Re = , D is the diameter (D is 0.0284 , μ is 1×10-3kg·m−1·s−1).
μ
Velocity = (Flow rate/ Area ); inlet area is 2.27×10 -4 m2 ,outlet area is 6.33 ×10-4 m2
Experiment friction coefficient (f) = (∆p/ ρ)(D/L)(2/V2) , L is the length of the pipe (0.125m)
F blasius = 0.3164/Re1/4
K is the loss coefficient given as K = (D 22/D12 -1)2 where D2 is greater than D1
CONSTRICTION PIPE
FLOW RATE VELOCITY REYNOLD`S CHANGE CHANGE FRICTION BLASIUS K H MINOR
NUMBER IN IN COEFFICIENT FRICTION (m)
HEIGHT PRESSURE F COEFFICIENT
(m) (Pa) (FBLASIUS)
Inlet 4.44 0.70 33320 0.24 2354 0.28 0.0234 6.46 1.3
Outle 4.44 1.96
t
inlet 3.88 0.61 29070 0.20 1962 0.30 0.0242 6.47 0.96
outlet 3.88 1.71
inlet 3.33 0.53 24990 0.15 1471.5 0.31 0.0252 6.48 0.71
outlet 3.33 1.47
inlet 2.78 0.44 20740 0.10 981 0.30 0.026 6.47 0.49
outlet 2.78 1.22
inlet 2.22 0.35 16660 0.0650 638 0.30 0.028 7.67 0.375
outlet 2.22 0.98
Flow rate in L/h is converted to m3/s by multiplying by 2.7778 ×10-7
Change in pressure = ρg(∆h) where ρ is the density of water that is 1000kg/m 3, g is the gravitational
acceleration constant and ∆h is the change in height in meters.
ρVD
Reynold`s number Re = , D is the diameter( D is 0.017m , μ is 1×10-3kg·m−1·s−1.)
μ
Velocity = (Flow rate/ Area ); inlet area is 2.27×10 -4 m2 ,outlet area is 6.33 ×10-4 m2
Experiment friction coefficient (f) = (∆p/ ρ)(D/L)(2/V2) , L is the length of the pipe (0.125m)
h minor = K (V2/2g)
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6
4
2
0
15000 20000 25000 30000 35000
Reynolds Number
The graph shows that generally with the increase in Reynolds number, the friction in the long pipe
decreases.
CONCLUSIONS
The values for friction that we obtained for the long pipe are almost consistent with the values in the
literature(Moody`s Chart). We learned through this experiment that there is an head loss in each pipe
due to internal friction of the pipes. The experiment is accurate and gives us a good idea of the head loss
in pipes.