Viscous flow experiment

Pipe-1 (0.931 inch diameter)

Measured voltage=
Flow rate =
pipe dia =

Re=

2.8
53
0.025011798
0.931
0.0236474

vdc
cfm
m3/s
inch
m

Area =

0.000439 m2

velocity =

56.94915 m/s

83023.82 >2000

Flow=
Friction factor, f=

Turbulent
0.000424 (derived from colebrook-white equation)

Measured pressure drop calculation between subsequent taps

Tap #
Measured
height in
Manometer (in)
Measured height
(m)
Measured drop (m)
Pressure drop (kpa)
Pressure drop
(in of water)

8.1

6.5

5.1

3.7

0
0
0

0.20574
0.1651 0.12954 0.09398
0 0.04064 0.03556 0.03556
0 0.397316 0.347651 0.347651

0 1.595222 1.395819 1.395819

Predicted pressure drop calculation between subsequent taps

Tap #
Pipe Distance (in)
Pressure drop (pa)
drop (kpa)
drop (in of water)

0
0

1
13.5

2
3
4
23.5
33.5
43.5
346.5797 346.5797 346.5797
0.34658 0.34658 0.34658
1.391518 1.391518 1.391518

Pipe-1 (0.931 inch dia)

1.8

ressure drop (in of water)

1.6
1.4
1.2
1

Pressure drop (in of water)

1
predicted drop

0.8

measured drop

0.6
0.4
0.2
0
1

4
Tap position

Air Density at 22C =

Air viscosity at 22C =

Water sp wt
Water density
1 kpa

1.192 kg/m3
1.93E-05 kg/(m-s)

=
=
=

9.777 kN/m3
997.7735 kg/m3
4.015 in of h2o

2.3

1.2

0.2

0.05842
0.03048
0.03556
0.02794
0.347651 0.27315442

0.00508
0.0254
0.248322199

1.395819

1.27

1.25

5
6
53.5
63.5
346.5797 346.579731
0.34658 0.34657973
1.391518 1.39151762

7
73.5
346.5797309
0.346579731
1.39151762

sp wt

0.011694 KN/m3

predicted drop
measured drop

Viscous Flow Experiment

Pipe-2 (0.52 inch Diameter)
Measured Voltage=

1.787 vdc

Flow rate =

24
0.011326
0.52
0.013208

pipe dia =

Re=

cfm
m3/s
inch
m

Area =

0.000137 m2

velocity =

82.66378 m/s

Air Density at 22C=

Air viscosity at 22C=

Water sp wt =
Water density =

67310.75 >2000

Flow=

turbulent
conv

f=

0.000157 (derived from colebrook-white equation)

Measured pressure drop calculation between subsequent taps

Tap #
Measured
height in manometer
(in)

13

11.1

9.1

7.1

Measured height (m)

Measured drop (m)
Pressure drop (kpa)
Pressure drop
(in of water)

0
0
0

0.3302 0.28194 0.23114 0.18034

0.127
0 0.04826
0.0508
0.0508 0.05334
0 0.471812 0.496644 0.496644 0.521477

0 1.894326 1.994027 1.994027 2.093729

Predicted pressure drop calculation between subsequent taps

Tap position
Pipe Distance (in)
Pressure drop (pa)
Pressure drop (kpa)
drop (in of water)

0
0
0
0
0

1
2
3
4
5
13.5
23.5
33.5
43.5
53.5
0 484.1048 484.1048 484.1048 484.1048
0 0.484105 0.484105 0.484105 0.484105
0 1.943681 1.943681 1.943681 1.943681

Pipe-2 (0.52 inch dia)

2.5

(in of water)

Pressure drop (in of water)

1.5

0.5

0
1

4
Tap position

Air Density at 22C=

Air viscosity at 22C=

1.192 kg/m3
1.93E-05 kg/(m-s)

Water sp wt =
Water density =
1 kpa=

9.777 kN/m3
997.7735 kg/m3
4.015 in of water

837.058305 (water to air))

2.8

0.07112
0.05588
0.54630884

0.0254
0.04572
0.446979958

2.19342998

1.79462453

6
63.5
484.104798
0.4841048
1.94368076

7
73.5
484.104798
0.484104798
1.943680764

sp wt

predicted drop
measured drop