AL-Balqa Applied University

Faculty of civil engineering

Fluids and Hydraulics Laboratory Report # 4: Venturi meter
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Objectives:

● To obtain the coefficient of discharge from experimental data by utilizing venturi

meter and
● Demonstrate the relation of pressure head, velocity head and static head and
compare it with Bernoulli’s Theorem.

● Study the flow through the Venturi meter as a device of measuring the flow rate.

● To define relationship between Reynolds number and the coefficient of discharge

*diameter for inlet =0.026 m *diameter for throat =0.016 m

VOL. (Lit) time Q act hA hD (h A- h D)0.5 Q the Cd V@ throat Re

0.0003 0. 183 1.809

15 39 8 0.235m m 0.2280 0.00021 5 1.0913 17339.42

0.0003 0.201
15 41 6 0.278m m 0.2774 0.00026 1.3846 1.3280 21100.29

0.0003
15 45 3 0.41m 0.29m 0.3464 0.00033 1 1.6578 26340.41
Cd average: 1.3980

Sample of calculation: Re=0.016*1.0913/1.007*10^-7=17339.42

● Qact=0.015/39=0.00038

● √ ❑= √ ❑=0.2280

ByEng. Taghreed A. HJAHJAH

 AL-Balqa Applied University
Faculty of civil engineering
Fluids and Hydraulics Laboratory Report # 4: Venturi meter
..………………………… :Name
………………………… :Section

● Qthe=3.14/4(0.016)^2√ ❑=0.00021
0.00038
● Cd=
0.00021
=1.8095

● V@ throat=√ ❑ =0.0913

Figures:

Chart Title
0.00039

0.00038

0.00037

0.00036

0.00035 Qact

0.00034

0.00033

0.00032

0.00031

0.0003
0.228 0.2774 0.3464

X-axis = (h1-h2) ^0.5

Y-axis=Q Act

Slope=Cd*k

0.00036-0.00038/0.2774-0.2280=Cd*K

K= 0.00020096√ ❑=0.00096

CD=|-0.00040/0.00096|=0.416.

ByEng. Taghreed A. HJAHJAH

 AL-Balqa Applied University
Faculty of civil engineering
Fluids and Hydraulics Laboratory Report # 4: Venturi meter
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Re
30000

25000

20000
Re
15000

10000

5000

0
0.9 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9

X-axis=Cd

Y-axis=Re

Conclusion and error:

⮚ We obtain the coefficient of discharge from the equation and from the figure, we noticed that:

The average of Cd by equation =1.3980, and from the figure =0.416, there is difference between
two values because there is some error somewhere.

⮚ We Sketch the relation between the Re and Cd we know the relation is an inverse
relationship between them (If Re increase Cd decrease).

⮚ ALL values of Re in throat was larger than 4000 < (17339.42 , 21100.29, 26340.41),its mean
the flow is turbulent

ByEng. Taghreed A. HJAHJAH

 AL-Balqa Applied University
Faculty of civil engineering
Fluids and Hydraulics Laboratory Report # 4: Venturi meter
..………………………… :Name
………………………… :Section

⮚ The application of the principle of conservation of energy to frictionless laminar flow leads to
a very useful relation between pressure and flow speed in a fluid. This relation is called
Bernoulli’s equation.

Errors:

✔ Errors in the apparatus such as (the tube is leaking, valve doesn’t work, or the
ventimeter don’t give true reading).
✔ Measuring errors (human errors).

✔ Error in reading time and temperature.

ByEng. Taghreed A. HJAHJAH