CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - UNIVERSITY

Cebu City
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M E LABORATORY 1
EXPERIMENT NO. 8
FINAL REPORT

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I. TITLE: FLOW MEASUREMENT WITH VENTURI METER

II. APPARATUS / EQUIPMENT:

1. Pipe-Friction Apparatus
2. Capacity beaker or graduated cylinder.
3. Stop watch
4. Piezometer panel set
5. Venturi and/or Orifice apparatus

III. DETAILED PROCEDURE:

A. Calibration of Venturi/ Orifice meter

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B. Volumetric flow measurement by Venturi/ Orifice meter

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IV. TABULATED DATA AND RESULTS:

Part 1: Calibration of Venturi / Orifice Apparatus:

Group Volume time Actual Cd Ave

D1 D2 A1 A2 R H
Trial Collected sec Q Cd
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Part 2: Determination volumetric flow rate by Venturi / Orifice meter

Ave Computed Volume time Experimented %

A1 H
Cd Q Collected sec Q Error
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Cebu City
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
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V. COMPUTATION AND ANALYSIS:

VI. GRAPH:
Part 1: Plot the Computed Q and Actual Q against H

VII. QUESTIONS:

1. How does a venturi meter measure flow?

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2. How does an Orifice meter works?

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3. What is the difference between orifice meter and venture

meter?

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VIII. OBSERVATIONS & INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS:

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IX. CONCLUSION:

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