‫‪Reynold Number‬‬

‫جامعة المرقب‪/‬كلية الهندسة‬

‫قسم الهندسة الكيمائية والنفطية‬

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‫‪Reynold Number‬‬

‫عمل الطالبة ‪ :‬اسراء عبدالمنعمبالحاج‬

‫رقم القيد‪3115128:‬‬

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‫د‪.‬عائشه‬

‫‪2018_2017‬‬

‫‪1‬‬ ‫‪Fluid Mechanics Lab‬‬

Reynold Number

Introduction
Fluid flow can be classified to three regimes which is laminar,transitional,turbulent
regime.Laminar regimes is a regime where the flow characterized by smooth stream
lines and highly ordered motion .Turbulent is a regime where flow is characterized by
velosity fluctuation and highly disordered motion.Transation regimeis where the flow
.flucatutes between laminer and turbulent before it becomes fully turbulent

Theory

The transition from laminar to turbulent flow depends on gemetry, surface roughness,
flow velosity, surface temreture, type of fluid and the vicosity,Where the ratio of the
.intretial force to viscous force called as Reynold number

μ / Re=ρud

: Where

Re: Reynold numbre

.Density of fluid ρ:

u: Velocity of flow

μ: Viscocity of fluid.

The Goal Of Experiment

The main purpuse of this exermintal is to detemine Reynold number to know the
behavior of the flow.

Process Descreption

 Material
1- Watre
2- Dye
 Apparatus
1- Beaker
2- Stop watch
3- Osbrone Reynolds Demonstration.

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 Reynold Number

Dye
Glass
reservir
Marbles

Head
tank

Flow control
valve
Hypodemric
tube

Figure(1): Osbrone Reynolds Demonstration.

-Procedure :
1- Fill the water tank with water and allow it to stand for some time so that the water
comes to rest.
2-Partially open the outlet valve of the glass tube and allow to take place at a very low
rate.
3-Allow the flow to stabilize then open the valves at the inlet of the dye injector and
allow the dye to move through the tube,observe the nature of the filament.
4-Measure the discharge by collecting water in graduated cylinder for a certain
intevral of time.
Results and Disscution
Take:
pipe diameter (D) = 0.316m
μ
Kinetic viscosity (u= ) = 1*10-4 m2/s
ρ
-3 2
Area = 78.5*10 m
The flow rate (Q) can be calculated from :
Q = V/t , (m3/s)
u = Q/A ,(m/s)

Volume,(m3) Time,s Q,(m3/s) Velocity Re Flow type

(m/s)

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 Reynold Number

0.3 20 0.015 0.191 603.99 Laminar

flow
0.3 5 0.06 0.764 2415.3 Transition
flow
0.3 3 0.1 1.274 4025.5 Turbulent
flow

According to the Reynolds´s expriment,laminar flow will occur when a thin filament
of dye injected into laminar flow appears as a single line. While for turbulent flow it
disperes quickly throught the flo fild.

Conclusion

 As the water flow rate increase,the Reynold number also increase and the dye
line change from thin thread to swirling in shape.
 Laminar flow occurs when Reynold number is below than 2000,where
transitional flow occurs when Reynold number is between 2000 and 4000
while turbulent flow occurs when Reynold number is above 4000.
 Reynold number is dimensionless.
Refrences
www.scribed.net

www.iguza.edu.ps

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