University of karbala

Collage of engineering
Biomedical Dept.

Name of group: Hadeel haider

Ban haider
Mustafa Nassir
Sajjad husain
Mahdi Mohamad
Supervisor : Msc. Bassim mahmod

Exp. Name : Flow meters apparatus

Exp. Date : 2018 / 12/23
Exp. Number : (5)
Introduction:
The flow measuring apparatus is used to familiarize the students with typical
methods of flow
measurement of an incompressible fluid and, at the same time demonstrate
applications of the
Bernoulli's equation.
The flow is determined using a sudden enlargement, venturi meter, orifice
plate, elbow and a
rotameter. The pressure drop associated with each meter is measured directly
from the
manometers.
Purpose:
To investigate the flow rate using particular flow measuring apparatus
Apparatus:
Water flow measuring apparatus
Procedures:
1. Position the water flow measuring apparatus on the horizontal operating
surface of the
hydraulics bench using the locating pegs on the top surface of the bench.
Connect the delivery
hose from the bench to the inlet connection of the water flow measuring
apparatus. Insert the
overflow hose from the inlet tank into the overflow pipe of the volumetric
measuring tank.
2. Prepare the instruments such that the water passes sudden enlargement,
then venturi meter,
orifice plate, elbow, and finally rotameter .
3. With the flow regulating valve of the bench closed, switch on the bench
pump and allow water
to be pumped into the apparatus by controlling the opening of the flow
regulating valve until
water just begins to flow into the equipment and just overflows through the
air vent above the
rotameter. Ensure that there are no air bubbles trapped in the manometer
tubes, if necessary
open the supply valve until water spills out of the top of the manometer tubes
so that the water
flushes out all air bubbles.
4. Adjust the supply valve to obtain 6 or 7 readings with the height of water in
the left hand
manometer tube increasing in increments of approximately 50mm. The
maximum flow which
can be achieved for the experiment is when the height of water in the left
hand manometer tube
reaches the top of the manometer scale. At each steady state condition record
the heights on
each manometer tube and the flow shown on the rotameter. Also measure the
flow using the
volumetric flow tank of the hydraulics bench with a stop watch.
calculations :
Questions:
1- What is the best measure for this instrument ? why ?
2- Define Co-efficient of Discharge ? what is this range ?
3- Which Q actual or Q theo. is largest ? why ?

ans:
1- orifice , because it has a minimum Cd value .
2- is the ratio of the actual flow discharge to the
theoretical flow discharge , it has no diemensions
quantity and depends on the rate flow and the velocity
its range from 0 – 1 .
3- Qthe is greater than Q actual because the friction losses in the
tube during the flowing of fluids