Table and Computations:

Measurement No. 1 sharp edge 2 well rounded 3 sharp edge

Static Head in mm 250 196 200
Total Head in mm 145 175 195
Jet diameter in mm 12.82 12.82 11.6
Flow Rate in 2.291 x 10-4 m3/s 2.333 x 10-4 m3/s 1.393 x 10-4 m3/s
m3/sec

Velocity of the jet ( 1.687 m/s 1.853 m/s 1.956 m/s

Wjet
) in m/s
Calculated velocity ( 2.215 m/s 1.961 m/s 1.981 m/s
Wtheor)
in m/s
Contraction 1.138 1.134 0.934
coefficient,
α

Velocity Coefficient, 0.934 0.945 0.987

φ

Discharge 0.867 1.072 0.922

Coefficient,
μ

Time 43.63 sec 42.87 sec 71.78 sec

Micrometer in mm 3.58 10.359 4.2

Computation

Jet diameter

trial 1

d = 6.41 x 2 = 12.82 mm

trial 2

d = 6.41 x 2 = 12.82 mm

trial 3
d = 5.8 x 2 = 11.6 mm

Flow rate in m3/s

Q = ∆V/∆T

Q1 = 0.01/43.645 = 2.291 x 10-4 m3/s

Q2 = 0.01/42.87 = 2.333 x 10-4 m3/s

Q3 = 0.01/71.78 = 1.393 x 10-4 m3/s

Velocity of the jet (Wjet) in m/s

Wjet = √2ghtotal

Wjet1 = √(2(9.81)(14.5/100)) = 1.687 m/s

Wjet2 = √(2(9.81)(17.5/100)) = 1.853 m/s

Wjet3 = √(2(9.81)(19.5/100)) = 1.956 m/s

Calculated velocity in m/s

Wtheor = √2ghstat

Wtheor1 = √(2(9.81)(25/100)) = 2.215 m/s

Wtheo2 = √(2(9.81)(19.6/100)) = 1.961 m/s

Wtheor3 = √(2(9.81)(20/100)) = 1.981 m/s

Contraction coefficient, α
α

A jet = d^2

A jet1 = 12.84^2 = 164.8656 mm2

A jet2 = 12.82^2 = 164.3524 mm2

A jet3 = 11.6^2 = 134.56 mm2

A inlet = d^2

A jet1 = 12^2 = 144 mm2

A jet2 = 12^2 = 144 mm2

A jet3 = 12^2 = 144 mm2

α1
=163.8656144

= 1.138

α2
=163.3524144

= 1.134

α3
=134.56144

= 0.934

Velocity coefficient, ϕ

ϕ
ϕ1
=1.6872.215

= 0.762

ϕ2
=1.8531.961

= 0.945

ϕ3
=1.956 1.981

= 0.987

Discharge coefficient

µ = α ⃰ ϕ

µ1 = 1.138 * 0.762

µ1 = 0.867

µ2 = 1.134 * 0.945

µ2 = 1.072

µ3 = 0.934 * 0.987

µ3 = 0.922