PROCEDURE

For the procedure, we first need to set up the venturi and manometer on top of the hydraulic
bench.

• General Start-Up Procedures

1. Ensure that the clear acrylic test section is installed with the converging section upstream.
Also check that the unions are tighten (hand tight only).
2. Locate the apparatus on the flat top of the bench. Level the apparatus through adjusting
its feet with the guide of the spirit level in the apparatuses baseboard.
3. Connect the flexible inlet tube using the quick release coupling in the bed of the channel.
A flexible hose is then connected to the outlet and directed into the channel.
4. The outlet flow control valve at the Bernoulli’s Theorem Demonstration Unit is gradually
opened to allow the volumetric tank of the hydraulic bench to be filled.
5. Water is allowed to fill in, the manometer tubes until all trapped air is removed.
6. Opened and control the Air bleed screw to get a certain volumetric flow. The screw is re-
tightened when the manometer has reached a convenient height.
When everything is set up we can proceed with

Experimental Procedures

1. Performed the • General Start-Up Procedure

2. Check all manometer tubes if they are properly connected to the corresponding pressure
taps, and are air-bubble free.
3. Discharged valve is then adjusted to a high measureable flow rate.
4. After the level is stabilized, the water flow rate is measured using volumetric method.
5. The hyperdomic tube connected to manometer #H is gently slide, so that the cross section
of venturi tube at #A reached its end.
6. Step 5 is repeated for other cross sections (#B, #C, #D, #E and #F)
Cross section are found as shown in the figure
 7. Step 3 to 6 is repeated with three other decreasing flow rates by regulating the venturi
discharged.
8. The velocity, V iB is calculated using the Bernoulli’s equation where; V iB =

√ 2¿ g¿ ( h ¿ ¿ ¿−hi) ¿
9. The velocity, V ic is calculated using the continuity equation where; V iC =Q av / A i
10. The difference between two calculated velocities is determined.

General Shut-down Procedures

1. Close both water supply valve and venturi discharge valve.

2. Water supply pump is turned off.
3. Water from the unit is drained off when not in use.
For better understanding of the procedures we will be presenting a video

https://youtu.be/hYBCaRdEvjU