Fluid Mechanics Experiments

MEP 222
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MEP 222 Fluid Mechanics Experiments

General Instructions:
• Please bring these datasheets every week.
• A non-programmable calculator should be brought.
• Ensure that the lecturer sign your data sheet every week and assign a mark for you in the evaluation section.

Scheduled Experiments (11weekly

weekly) (Fall 2020)

.Week 1: To Introduce lab experiments and practice essential measurements

Week 2: An experiment to determine water density at room temperature.

Week 3: An experiment to determine water surface tension at room temperature.

Week 4: Determination of hydrostatic pressure forces on a submerged plane surface.

Week 5: Determination of hydrostatic pressure forces on a partly submerged plane surface.

Week 6: Determination of the coefficient of discharge of a venturi-meter,

Weeks 7, 8 Study of the actual pressure distribution along a venturi-meter analytically and
experimentally.

Week 9: Impact of a water jet on a perpendicular flat surface.

. Week 10: Laminar flow in a pipe experiment

. (Week 11: Study of friction losses in pipes (Laminar Flow

. (Week 12: Study of friction losses in pipes (Turbulent Flow
Week 13: Measurements of secondary losses in pipe fittings (entrance loss, bends and elbows).
Week 14: Measurements of secondary losses in pipe fittings (valves, sudden contraction and
. (sudden expansion
 Evaluation Sheet

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 Experiment No. (11)

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