Analysis

A venturi meter is a measuring or also considered as a meter device that is

usually used to measure the flow of a fluid in the pipe. A Venturi meter may also be

used to increase the velocity of any type fluid in a pipe at any particular point. It

basically works on the principle of Bernoulli's Theorem. The pressure in a fluid moving

through a small cross section drops suddenly leading to an increase in velocity of the

flow. The fluid of the characteristics of high pressure and low velocity gets converted to

the low pressure and high velocity at a particular point and again reaches to high

pressure and low velocity. The point where the characteristics become low pressure

and high velocity is the place where the venturi flow meter is used.

Based on the results of the laboratory experiment, when the actual rate of

discharge increases the velocity of flow also increases because the rate of flow is

directly proportional to the velocity of water. Also, the difference in pressure head varies

directly with the velocity which means if the flow is slow, the difference in pressure head

is minimal on the other hand, if the velocity increases the difference in pressure head is

noticeable. The purpose of this experiment is to determine the coefficient of discharge

of a venture tube in varying actual rate of discharge and based on the results, the

coefficient of discharge get bigger when the theoretical rate of discharge decreases.
 Trial V2
∆h (m) A1 A2 Qt (m3/s) Qa (m3/s) Cd
Number (m/s)

1 0.11 3.386x10-4 3.386x10-4 1.52 1.24x10-4 9.72x10-5 0.750

2 0.14 3.386x10-4 3.386x10-4 1.712 1.45x10-4 1.11x10-4 0.766

3 0.1725 3.386x10-4 3.386x10-4 1.90 1.61x10-4 1.25x10-4 0.778

4 0.21 3.386x10-4 3.386x10-4 2.096 1.77x10-4 1.39x10-4 0.783

5 0.255 3.386x10-4 3.386x10-4 2.31 1.95x10-4 1.53x10-4 0.785

6 0.295 3.386x10-4 3.386x10-4 2.48 2.10x10-4 1.67x10-4 0.795

Coefficient of Discharge Curve

0.8
Coeffocient of Discharge (Cd)

0.795
0.79
0.785
0.78
0.775
y = -1.1414x2 + 0.6767x + 0.6918
0.77
R² = 0.9558
0.765
0.76
0.755
0.75
0.745
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35
DIfference in pressure head (∆h)
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Preparation and Demonstration Actual Rate of Discharge

of Instrument

Area on each section of the The highest pressure observed The lowest pressure observed
Venturi Tube on the tube on the tube

Kurt Louise Luto Gabriel Fumera

Jann Samantha Manimim