I.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

A. OBSERVED DATA

Flowmeter
Variable
Manometer readings area Flowrate
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 meter Vol Time (s) Vol/time
1 0.375 0.165 0.32 0.285 0.21 0.21 0.065 0.115 21 0.005 13.56 0.000316857
2 0.35 0.185 0.325 0.275 0.205 0.21 0.095 0.135 19 0.005 15.5 0.000271444
3 0.33 0.224 0.294 0.274 0.21 0.214 0.14 0.164 15 0.005 59 0.00023663

B. CALCULATED DATA
Timed Flow Variable Area Flow Orifice Plate Flow Venturi Meter Flow
Rate Rate Rate Rate
Qt Qa Qo Qv
(m3/sec) (m3/s) (m3/s) (m3/s)
0.00031686 0.00035 0.000363259 0.000361046
0.00027144 0.000317 3.24E-04 0.000320033
0.00023663 0.00025 0.000259506 0.000256511

Variable Area Orifice Plate Venturi Meter Variable Orifice Venturi

% Flow Rate % Flow Rate % Flow Rate Area Head Plate Meter
Error Error Error Loss Head Loss Head Loss

(%) (%) (%) (Ha) (Ho) (Hv)

-14.644414 -3.156052833 -99.9639 0.075 0.095 0.055
-19.179194 -1.063127653 -1.00E+02 0.07 0.075 0.025
-9.6673263 -2.604412233 -0.99974 0.064 0.05 0.036

C. SAMPLE CALCULATION
Timed Flow Rate
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 5 𝑚3
𝑄𝑡 = = = 0.000316857
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 13.56 𝑠
Variable Area Flow Rate
 𝐿
21 𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑚3
𝑄𝑎 = = 0.00035
𝐿 𝑠 𝑠
(1000 3 ) (60 𝑚𝑖𝑛)
𝑚

Orifice Plate Flow Rate

𝐶𝑑 𝐴2 (0.63)(0.000314)
𝑄𝑜 = √2𝑔𝛥ℎ = √2(9.8)(0.21 − 0.065)
𝐴
√1 − ( 2 )2 √1 − (0.000314)2
𝐴1 0.000792
3
𝑚
= 0.000363259
𝑠
Venturi Meter Flow Rate
𝐶𝑑 𝐴2 (0.98)(0.000177)
𝑄𝑣 = √2𝑔𝛥ℎ = √2(9.8)(0.375 − 0.165)
𝐴
√1 − ( 2 )2 √1 − (0.000177)2
𝐴1 0.000792
3
𝑚
= 0.000361046
𝑠