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1 lrom Lhe experlmenL we can denoLe LhaL Lhe 8eynolds number of a flow can be deLermlned
by observlng Lhe Lype of flow and compuLaLlon of Lhe 8eynolds number uslng Lhe equaLlons
afLer deLermlnlng Lhe flow raLe of Lhe flow
2 1he experlmenL exhlblL cerLaln llmlLaLlon as Lhe equaLlon only conslder parameLers such as
denslLy of Lhe fluld dynamlc vlscoslLy of Lhe fluld veloclLy of fluld and Lhe hydraullc
dlameLer of Lhe plpe Powever Lhe vlbraLlon of Lhe fluld ls noL Laken lnLo conslderaLlons
Any vlbraLlons presence can dlsrupL Lhe flow and creaLe a false LranslLlonal and Lurbulence
flow glven lf Lhe flow ls an acLual lamlnar flow Pence Lhe observaLlon of Lhe flow mlghL noL
be Lruly rellable
3 Pence from Lhe sample calculaLlon 1he 8eynolds number obLalned for LranslLlonal and
Lurbulence flow ls less Lhan expecLed because Lhe readlngs were Laken aL Lhe early
developmenL sLage of Lhe flow and so Lhe value ld less Lhan Lhe sLandard 8eynolds number
Concluslon
1he 8eynolds number of a flow can be compuLed by uslng Lhe 8eynolds number equaLlon wlLh Lhe
condlLlon of Lhere ls no vlbraLlon LhaL dlsrupL Lhe sLablllLy of Lhe sysLem