Introduction:

Fluid (liquid and gas) deforms continuously when acted upon shear forces. A flow

measurement helps to understand this concept. In civil engineering this characteristic is

important in pipelines and hydraulics. Going deeper in flow rate there is volumetric flow

rate that measure the quantity of liquid that pass across sectional are per specific time.

This can be measured by several apparatus. These apparatus have the same aim but differ

in limitations and benefits between each apparatus. In this lab the flow measurement was

measured using tree different apparatus which are venture meter, orifice plate, and Rota

meter. The aim was to find the best optimal apparatus and comparing the value of Q and

choose the best apparatus.

Objective:
 Calculate the flow rate of each apparatus, Rota meter, Venturi meter and orifice

plate.

 Calculate the head loss of each apparatus and compare them

 Calculate the error of each apparatus and compare the error between each

apparatus.

 Calculate the head loss due to friction and viscosity in each of the three apparatus.

 Study the causes that affects the error

 Choose the best apparatus to measure the flow rate.