ISSN:
1662-9779
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
The purpose of this article is to design a mechatronics system to measure fluid frictionlosses in a specially designed fluid friction apparatus. It measured fluid flow rates by using venturitube and orifice plate, and velocity of fluid is calculated in terms of flow rate and pipe diameter.Friction factor (K factor) of some valves and fittings such as tee, elbow, Y Junction, gate and globevalves and friction losses in pipe was measured in this system. It is one of the best methods tomeasure losses in pipes and fittings experimentally.It used a computer, data acquisition cards, pressure differential transmitters, venturi tube andorifice meter to measure the flow rate, pressure drops on flow rate measurement devices andpressure drops of some valves and fittings to be measured K factors. It also measured thetemperature of fluid by using J type Thermocouple.A computer program is written to calculate the Reynold number of fluid, friction factor of pipe,velocity of fluid, frictional losses of fluid, flow rate and K factor of valves and fittings. Requireddata was received from measured quantities. The conclusion of experiments is shown in article.Volumetric flow rate range was determined 0-1 (L/s), while the pressure drop was 0-100 kPa inexperiments
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/02/22/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FSSP.113.603.pdf
