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    Problem 6.10 A horizontal venturimeter with inlet and throat diameters 30 cm and 15 em respec- lively is used t0 measure the flow of water. The reading of differential manometer connected to the inlet and the throat ts 20 cm of mercery. Determine the rate of flow. Take C, = 0.98. Solution. Given Dia. at inlet, Area at inlet, Dia. at throat, ay=% x18? = 176.7 em? 4 %, Reading of differential manometer = x = 20 em of mercury. Difference of pressure head is given by (6.9) fe Sp. gravity of mercury = 13.6, 5, 0.98 Sp. gravity of water = 1 ‘The discharge through venturimeter is given by eqn. (6.8) 0= 0) —rlilne fgh TxOBIxI52 86067593.36, 386067593.36 J499636.9 — 3122.9 6844 3, _ 125756 = 125756 em‘is lit/s = 125.756 lit/s. Ans. Problem 6.11 An oil of sp. gr. 0.8 is flowing through a venturimeter having inlet diameter 20 cm ‘and throat diameter 10 em. The oil-mercury differential manometer shows a reading of 25 em. Caleu- late the discharge of oil through the horizontal venturimeter. Take Cy = 0.98. Solution. Given : Sp. gr. of oil. 5,508 Sp. gr. of mercury, S,= 13.6 Reading of differential manometer, x = 25 em «Difference of pressure head, f= [2- | 25 [17 ~ 1] = 400 em of oil Dia, at inlet, ‘ a= 3 gta ® x20 314.6 cm 4 4 10 em = " y= © x 10? = 78.54 em? 4 C,= 0.98 “The discharge ( is given by equation (6.8) ty Tear” (2gh la; — a3 or = 0.98 x S416 X 7854 _. Ia

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