Working of a Venturi Meter

 
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The venturi meter works on the principle of Bernoulli’s equation which states that the
pressure decreases as the velocity increases.

 The crosssection of the throat is less than that of the inlet pipe.
 As the crosssection from the inlet pipe to the throat of venturimeter decreases,
the fluid velocity increases, and therefore the pressure decreases.
 Due to a decrease in the pressure, a pressure difference is created between the
throat of the venturi meter and the inlet pipe.
 This is further measured by applying a differential manometer between the throat
section and the inlet section. It can also be measured by using two gauges on
the inlet section and throat.
 The pressure difference through the pipe is then calculated after obtaining the
rate of flow.

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Venturimeter Formula
 
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A Venturi Meter contains two tubes connected by a pipe at narrow ends. The venturi-
meter is positioned horizontally and the liquid enters end 1 and passes through end
2. Let,

 P1 is the pressure in the inlet section

 P2 is the pressure in the throat section
 v1 is the velocity of the fluid passing through the inlet section
 v2 is the velocity of the fluid passing through the throat section
 ρ is the density of the liquid
 A1 and A2 be the area of the cross-section at the inlet section and throat section
respectively.
Working of a Venturi Meter