AFF042 Fluid Friction Measurements Laboratory Equipment Didactic Equipment Hydrodynamics Laboratory equipment
System should be mounted on a supporting rigid structure mounted on wheels.
The flow velocity should be measured using Floor Mount Type Parallel Pipes ‘T’ & ‘Y’ Junctions Fluid Mechanics: Friction Loss in Pipes Apparatus the calibrated variable area flow meter and the measuring tank of the Hydraulic Bench.
The head loss due to friction should be measured using a suitably placed static pressure tapings, multitube manometer and digital pressure meter.
Flow velocity or Reynolds number can be varied.
A system of parallel pipe network configuration and isolating valves enable tests to be conducted on different pipes without disconnecting or draining the system.
Experiments:
- Familiarization and training with pressure and fluid flow measurements.
- Study of pipe friction at various flow velocities.
- Study of pipe friction in laminar and turbulent flows.
- Study of effect of surface roughness on friction factor.
- Determination of relationship between pipe friction factor and flow Reynolds numbers.
- Comparison of measured friction factors with Moody’s chart.