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Introduction to mechanical engineering Measurement 6

Measurement of pressure losses of pipes and

elbows

Measurement 6.

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1. Aim of the measurement:
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2. Short description of the measurement:

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3. Sketch of the test rig:

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4. Formulae for the evaluation:

5. Devices used during the measurement:

 Pump:

 Multi-manometer:

6. Shape loss coefficient for different radii of curvature

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ζshape average [-]

7. Summary of the measurement (in a few sentences)

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Measurement of pressure losses of pipes and elbows

R1/d [-] R2/d [-]

The calculated constant C: C= [ ], l12=_______[mm], R1=_______[mm], R2=______[mm]

Q  C h6  h7
h1 h2 h3 h4 h5 h6 h7 h2- h3 h4- h5 v  Q/ A ζshape1 [-] ζshape2 [-]

[mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [cm3/s] [m/s] l23= l45=

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p l ζshape1_ave. ζshape2_ave.
Formulae: p  gh ;  shape   , where:   0.019 ; d = 0.02 m;
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