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Venturi Meter Pressure Distribution Experiment

The document summarizes an experiment to measure pressure distribution along a Venturi meter and compare it to theoretical predictions. Key points measured include pressure at different points using piezometer tubes, diameter and velocity calculations, and percent error between experimental and theoretical values, which were within an acceptable range possibly due to water impurities, human error or imperfect instruments.

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Venturi Meter Pressure Distribution Experiment

The document summarizes an experiment to measure pressure distribution along a Venturi meter and compare it to theoretical predictions. Key points measured include pressure at different points using piezometer tubes, diameter and velocity calculations, and percent error between experimental and theoretical values, which were within an acceptable range possibly due to water impurities, human error or imperfect instruments.

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Experiment (5): Flow Through A Venturi Meter:

Objective: Determination Of The Pressure Distribution Along The Meter & Comparing It With
Ideal Pressure Distribution.

Equipment: Venturi Meter, Power Supply,


Piezometer Tubes, Hydraulic Bench & Stop
Watch.

Theory: Bernoulli’s Equation & Continuity


Equation.

From applying Bernoulli’s Equation &


Continuity Equation we get:

hn−h1 a2 2 a2 2
=( ) −( )
U 22 a1 an
2g

Readings:
Piezometer dn (mm) d2/dn (a2/an)2 (a2/a1)2 - (a2/an)2
Tube
A (Inlet) 26.00 0.615 0.144 0.000
B 23.20 0.690 0.226 -0.082
C 18.40 0.869 0.575 -0.431
D (Throat) 16.00 1.000 1.000 -0.856
E 16.80 0.953 0.830 -0.686
F 18.47 0.867 0.565 -0.421
G 20.16 0.787 0.400 -0.256
H 21.84 0.730 0.289 -0.145
J 23.53 0.680 0.215 -0.071
K 25.24 0.633 0.168 -0.024
L (Outlet) 26.00 0.615 0.144 0.000
Sample Of Calculation:
V = 15 litre Time = 43.7 seconds.

Q= V/T= 15x10-3/43.7= 3.43x10-4 m3/s.

U2= Q/A= 3.43x10-4 / (π/4)x(26x10-3)2 = 1.7 m/s.

U22/2g = 1.72/2x9.8 = 0.149

Piezometer dn (mm) hn (mm) hn-h1 (mm) ((hn-h1)x10-


3
Tube )/0.149
A (Inlet) 26.00 167 0 0
B 23.20 153 -14 -0.094
C 18.40 99 -68 -0.456
D (Throat) 16.00 19 -148 -0.993
E 16.80 83 -84 -0.563
F 18.47 106 -61 -0.409
G 20.16 120 -47 -0.315
H 21.84 128 -39 -0.262
J 23.53 136 -31 -0.208
K 25.24 141 -26 -0.174
L (Outlet) 26.00 158 -9 -0.06

Curves:

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12

-0.2

-0.4

Experimental
-0.6
Theoritical

-0.8

-1

-1.2

Piezometer % error
1 0
2 14.6
3 5.8
4 16
5 -17
6 -2.8
7 23
8 80.7
9 192.9
10 625
11 100

Comments:
The error is very acceptable & might be because:

1) Impurity of water.
2) Natural human error.
3) The imperfection of the instrument used.

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