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Che 2203W - G1 - Flowmeters and Weirs
Che 2203W - G1 - Flowmeters and Weirs
Che 2203W - G1 - Flowmeters and Weirs
GIVEN: ASSUMPTION(S):
𝑇 = 20°𝐶 • Steady-state flow
𝑘𝑔
𝜌 = 900 𝑚3
𝑚3
𝜙𝑉 = 0.0174 𝑠
∆𝑃 = 0.93 × 105 𝑃𝑎
REQUIRED:
SOLUTION:
A.
𝑃1 − 𝑃2 1 2
+ (𝑣2 − 𝑣12 ) + 𝑔∆𝑧 = 0
𝜌 2
∆𝑃 1 2
= (𝑣2 − 𝑣12 )
𝜌 2
𝜙𝑉 = 𝐴1 𝑣1 = 𝐴2 𝑣2
2∆𝑃 𝜙𝑉2 𝐴22
= 2 (1 − 2 )
𝜌 𝐴2 𝐴1
Deriving d2:
4 𝜌𝜙𝑉2 ∙ 𝐴22
√
2∆𝑃(𝐴12 + 𝜌𝜙𝑉2 )
𝑑2 =
𝜋
√
4
B.
ANSWER: If the flow inside the orifice is assumed frictionless, the size of the orifice hole is
𝟏. 𝟓𝟑𝟕𝟔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔. However, if friction loss is not neglected and the orifice discharge coefficient
of 0.61 is used, the size of the orifice hole is 𝟏. 𝟗𝟓𝟏𝟎𝟐 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 and the permanent pressure loss
is 𝟕. 𝟏𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎𝟒 𝑷𝒂.
2.
ASSUMPTION(S):
GIVEN:
• Frictionless flow
𝑔𝑎𝑙 𝑚3
𝜙𝑉 = 1600 𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 0.1009443167 • Steady flow
𝑠
𝐷1 = 8 𝑖𝑛 = 0.2032 𝑚
REQUIRED: reading of the manometer connected to the Pitot tube
SOLUTION:
𝑃2 − 𝑃1 𝑣22 − 𝑣12
)
+ 𝑔(𝑧2 − 𝑧1 + = −𝐹
𝜌 2
𝑃2 − 𝑃1 𝑣22 − 𝑣12
)
+ 𝑔(𝑧2 − 𝑧1 + =0
𝜌 2
𝑚3
0.1009443167 𝑠 𝑚
𝑣1 = = 3.1128
0.2032 𝑚 𝑠
Remember 𝑣1 = 0.82𝑣𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟
𝑚
𝑣1 3.1128 𝑠 𝑚
𝑣𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 = = = 3.7961
0.82 0.82 𝑠
𝑚 2
2
𝑣𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 (3.7961 𝑠 )
ℎ= = 𝑚 = 0.7345 𝑚 = 28.92 𝑖𝑛
2𝑔 2 (9.81 2 )
𝑠
• ∆𝑃 reading at the manometer would be:
𝑃2 − 𝑃1 1 2
= − (𝑣𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 − 𝑣1 )
𝜌 2
where v1 is considered negligible (A1 >> Acenter)
1 2
𝑃1 − 𝑃2 = 𝜌 𝑣𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟
2
𝑚
Remember: 𝑣2 = 𝑣𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 3.7961 𝑠
1 𝑚 2 𝑘𝑔
𝑃1 − 𝑃2 = (3.7961 ) (997 3 )
2 𝑠 𝑚
𝑃1 − 𝑃2 = 7.18 × 103 𝑃𝑎
ANSWER: The height of the fluid inside the manometer is 𝟐𝟖. 𝟗𝟐 𝒊𝒏 and the pressure difference
is 𝟕. 𝟏𝟖 × 𝟏𝟎𝟑 𝑷𝒂.
SOLUTION:
ℎ
𝑊𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑝 = 2𝐴𝐵
𝑑ℎ 𝐴𝐵
𝐴 𝐵 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 = (𝐻−ℎ)
𝜃 (𝐻 − ℎ)𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 = 𝐴𝐵
ℎ0 = 𝐻
ℎ0 1
𝜙𝑉 = 2√2𝑔 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 ∫ (𝐻 − ℎ)ℎ2 𝑑ℎ
0
ℎ0 1 3
𝜙𝑉 = 2√2𝑔 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 ∫ (𝐻ℎ2 − ℎ2 )𝑑ℎ
0
3 5
𝐻ℎ2 ℎ2 ℎ
𝜙𝑉 = 2√2𝑔𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 [( − )] |00
3 5
2 2
3 5
𝐻ℎ2 ℎ2
𝜙𝑉 = 2√2𝑔 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 [( − )]
3 5
2 2
3 3 5 5
2𝐻(ℎ0 )2 2𝐻(0)2 2(ℎ0 )2 2(0)2
𝜙𝑉 = 2√2𝑔 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 ( − − − )
3 3 5 5
3 5
2𝐻(ℎ0 )2 2(ℎ0 )2
𝜙𝑉 = 2√2𝑔 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 ( − −)
3 5
Recall: 𝐻 = ℎ0
5 5
2(ℎ0 )2 2(ℎ0 )2
𝜙𝑉 = 2√2𝑔 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 ( − )
3 5
5 5
10(ℎ0 )2 − 6(ℎ0 )2
𝜙𝑉 = 2√2𝑔 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 ( )
15
5
4(ℎ0 )2
𝜙𝑉 = 2√2𝑔 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 ( )
15
8
𝜙𝑉 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃√2𝑔ℎ05
15
𝜙𝑉 = 0.5333 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃√2𝑔ℎ05
ANSWER: The equation for finding the flowrate of a fluid through a triangular notch is 𝝓𝑽 =
𝟎. 𝟓𝟑𝟑𝟑 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝜽√𝟐𝒈𝒉𝟓𝟎 . This is not the same with the established flowrate shown in the figure
below.