DCC5172 STRUCTURE, HYDRAULICS

AND WATER QUALITY LABORATORY

EXPERIMENT REYNOLDS NUMBER

NAMA PENSYARAH : EN MOHAMAD KAMARUDIN BIN DARUS

NAMA PELAJAR : NUR ALYA SYAFIQAH BINTI MAHADI

KELAS : DKA4A
RESULTS

Pipe diameter, d 0.01 M

Cross section area, A 78.53 x10 ̄ ⁶ m²

Kinematic viscosity, ư 1 x 10 ̄ ⁶ m²/s

Volume, V Time, T (s) Flow rate, Velocity Sketch of Flow type Reynolds
(mᵌ) Q (mᵌ/s) (m/s) the dye No. (Re)

0.0008 26 30.76 x10 ̄ ⁶ 0.39 Transition 3900

0.0008 12 66.67 x10 ̄ ⁶ 0.85 Turbulent 8500

0.0008 70 11.42 x10 ̄ ⁶ 0.15 Laminar 1500

CALCULATION

1. Transition flow

i. Flow rate, Q

V/T

0.0008 / 26 = 30.76 x10 ̄ ⁶

ii. Velocity (m/s)

Q=AxV

30.76 x10 ̄ ⁶ = 78.53 x10 ̄ ⁶ X v

v = 30.76 x10 ̄ ⁶ / 78.53 x10 ̄ ⁶
v = 0.39 m/s

iii. Reynolds No. (Re)

Re = vd / ư
 Re = (0.39) (0.01) / 1 x 10 ̄ ⁶
= 3900

2. Turbulent flow

i. Flow rate, Q

V/T

0.0008 / 12 = 66.67 x10 ̄ ⁶

ii. Velocity (m/s)

Q=AxV

66.67 x10 ̄ ⁶ = 78.53 x10 ̄ ⁶ X v

v = 66.67 x10 ̄ ⁶ / 78.53 x10 ̄ ⁶
v = 0.85 m/s

iii. Reynolds No. (Re)

Re = vd / ư

Re = (0.85) (0.01) / 1 x 10 ̄ ⁶
= 8500

3. Laminar flow

i. Flow rate, Q

V/T

0.0008 / 70 = 11.42 x10 ̄ ⁶

ii. Velocity (m/s)

Q=AxV

11.42 x10 ̄ ⁶= 78.53 x10 ̄ ⁶ X v

v = 11.42 x10 ̄ ⁶ / 78.53 x10 ̄ ⁶
 v = 0.15 m/s

iii. Reynolds No. (Re)

Re = vd / ư

Re = (0.15) (0.01) / 1 x 10 ̄ ⁶
= 1500

CONCLUSION

Reynolds number indicates that the type of fluid flow can take three form of Laminar,
Transistional and Turbulence depending on the density of the fluid, viscosity, pipe diameter and
flow velocity. Which can be experimentally tested on Reynolds number.

PRE LAB QUESTION

1. What is Reynolds Number ?

- The Reynolds experiment determines the critical Reynolds number for pipe flow at which
laminar flow (Re<2000 ) becomes transitional (2000<Re<4000 ) and the transitional flow
becomes turbulent (Re>4000)
2. Explain what is the meaning is if one say ‘ The flow has low Reynolds Number ? ‘

- Laminar flow occurs at low Reynolds numbers, where viscous forces are dominant,
and is characterized by smooth, constant fluid motion; turbulent flow occurs at
high Reynolds numbers and is dominated by inertial forces, which tend to produce
chaotic eddies, vortices and other flow instabilities

3. Draw velocity profile for fully developed tubulent flow.