Soriano, James Darwin C.

Hydro 1L – 10:30-12:30 WSat

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Name: _SORIANO, JAMES DARWIN C._______ Date: _MAY 19, 2021_

Schedule: 10:30-12-30 WSat Group no.: _____________

Experiment No. 1
MEASUREMENT OF DISCHARCE

I. Specific objectives:

1. To establish a relationship between mass, weight, volume and time

necessary in the determination of discharge.
2. To familiarize the use of hydraulic bench for further experiments like
the Venturi meter, Velocity measurements with the use of Pitot tube,
and other experiments requiring the use of the hydraulic bench.

II. Apparatus:

Hydraulic Bench Volumetric tank

Sets of weights Weighing scale
Stopwatch

III. Discharge Measurement Using the Hydraulic Bench

A. Checking, weighing, and draining operations:

With the bench top remove, ensure that both sump and weigh-tank are
clean and free from dust and that the pump passageway is not
blocked.

1. Fill the sump tank with cold water to a depth of 380 mm.
2. Close the bench supply valve.
3. Connect the bench to the mains and start pump motor. Check
hose clips for leaks.
4. Direct supply hose into the weigh-tank and swing weigh-beam
stop over beam, no weights needed for this test.
5. Open the bench supply valve and fill the weigh-tank with water to
approximately 25 mm from the top.
6. Close the bench supply valve and check that the drain valve is
close and no leaking.
7. To drain the weigh-tank, depress the weigh-beam above the
weigh hanger and swing the beam stop away. Gently release the
weigh-beam and the water will commence to drain. To finish
draining, either remove the weigh hanger base, or lift the weigh-
beam for 10 to 15 seconds.

Note: There will always be water in the drain valve tube and some
residual water in the bottom of the weigh-tank after draining.

B. Weighing Technique:

The weighing unit of the tecQuipment hydraulic bench, which has a 3:1
arm ratio, is designed for accurate measurement of relatively large
quantities of water up to a maximum of 36 kilograms.

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Before proceeding with experimental work on the bench, students
should familiarize themselves with the following technique.

1. Close the bench supply valve and direct the supply hose into the
weigh-tank via the center of the bench top.
2. Swing the weigh-beam stop out of the beam and lift the beam for 10
to 15 seconds to ensure the weigh-tank is empty.
3. The weigh-beam will be in its lower position with only the weigh
carrier on. Swing the weigh-beam stop above the weigh-beam. See
figure below.

weigh-beam stop

weigh-beam

weigh-tank

hanger

3L

C. Procedure:

Initially, the weight of the weigh-tank is unknown and empty. To

balance the initial weight at the hanger and the empty weigh-tank, add
water at the weigh tank until the weigh beam is horizontal. By this
procedure, the system is in equilibrium. Having set a desired condition
in the apparatus, the discharge is normally measured in the following
manner.

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1. Switched on the pump motor and allow water to flow at the sump
tank.
2. Adjust the flow to a convenient discharge. This flow shall not be
altered throughout the course of the experiment.
3. A known weight (in kilogram) is then added to the hanger, which
brings the weigh-beam down to its lower stop.
4. Fill the weigh-tank with water; a stopwatch is started at this instant.
As water steadily collects in the weigh-tank, there comes a time
when the weigh-beam moves to its upper stop. The stopwatch is
stopped at this instant. Record the weight at the hanger and the
time in seconds.
5. Calculate the weight of water from the equation,

W water=3 ( W weight at the hanger )

6. Calculate the volume of water by dividing the weight of the water

by its mass density. The mass density of water is 1000 kg/m 3.

W water
V water =
mass density water

7. Calculate the discharge by dividing the volume of water to the

recorded time.
V water
Discharge , Q=
Time

8. Open the outlet valve of the weigh-tank and allow water to drain.
Be sure that there is no residual water at the weigh-tank in
preparation for the next measurement.
9. Repeat step no. 3 to 8 with an additional known weigh at the
hanger.
10. Provide at least ten (10) trials, two (2) trials for each known weight.
11. Compute the discharge and tabulate the result accordingly.

Table 1. Experiment Results Using the Hydraulic Bench.

Weight at Weight Volume

the of of Discharge, Discharge,
No. of Time, t
hanger, Water, Water, Q Q
Trials (sec) 3
Wh Ww Vw (m /s) (L/s)
(kg) (kg) (m3)
1 4 12 0.012 20.10 0.000597 0.597
2 4 12 0.012 19.65 0.000611 0.611
3 6 18 0.018 29.23 0.000616 0.616
4 6 18 0.018 30.41 0.000592 0.592
5 8 24 0.024 39.19 0.000612 0.612
6 8 24 0.024 39.52 0.000607 0.607
7 10 30 0.030 49.48 0.000606 0.606
8 10 30 0.030 49.52 0.0006058 0.6058
9 12 36 0.036 59.29 0.000607 0.607
10 12 36 0.036 59.58 0.000604 0.604

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IV. Discharge Measurement Using the Volumetric Tank

A. Procedure
The discharge using the volumetric tank is normally measured in the
following manner.

1. Weigh the empty volumetric tank to a weighing scale.

2. With the flow from the hydraulic bench unaltered, fill the volumetric
tank with water to a specified height; a stopwatch is started at this
instant. Once the water reaches the specified height, stop filling the
volumetric tank by diverting the flow back to the sump tank; the
stopwatch is stopped at this instant. Record the time in seconds
3. Weigh the volumetric tank with water. The weight of the water is the
difference between the weight of the volumetric tank with water
minus the weight of the volumetric tank.

W water=W volumetric tank +water −W volumetric tank

4. Calculate the volume of water by dividing the weight of the water by

W water
its mass density. V water =
mass density water

5. Calculate the discharge by dividing the volume of water to the

recorded time.
V water
Discharge , Q=
Time

6. Repeat step 2 to 5 by increasing the height of water in the

volumetric tank.
7. Tabulate the results accordingly.

Table 2. Experiment Results Using the Volumetric Tank.

Weight of empty volumetric tank = 5.5 kg

Weight of
Weight Volume
volumetric
of of Discharge, Discharge,
No. of tank + Time, t
Water, Water, Q Q
Trials water, (sec) 3
Ww Vw (m /s) (L/s)
Wvtw
(kg) (m3)
(kg)
1 14.4 8.9 0.0089 15.23 0.000584 0.584
2 15.7 10.2 0.0102 16.52 0.000617 0.617
3 16.0 10.5 0.0105 17.29 0.000607 0.607
4 16.9 11.4 0.0114 18.03 0.000632 0.632
5 17.6 12.1 0.0121 19.72 0.000614 0.614
6 18.3 12.8 0.0128 20.47 0.000625 0.625
7 18.9 13.4 0.0134 21.37 0.000627 0.627
8 19.4 13.9 0.0139 22.29 0.000624 0.624
9 20.0 14.5 0.0145 23.14 0.000627 0.627
10 20.4 14.9 0.0149 24.36 0.000612 0.612

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Notations:
Wh - A known weight added to the hanger
Ww - Computed weight of water
Wvtw - Weight of volumetric tank and water
Vw - Volume of water
t - Recorded time
Q - Computed discharge

V. COMPUTATIONS
Computations shall be done on a separate bond paper.

VI. APPARATUS USED IN THE EXPERIMENT

Gravimetric Hydraulic Bench Volumetric Tank

Weighing Scale Stopwatch

Set of Weights

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Shown on the photo above is the new acquired Volumetric Hydraulic Bench by the
University of the Cordilleras just this first trimester school year 2020 – 2021.

VII. CONCLUSION

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