Week 5, Q1

CHEE2003 Week 5 Tutorial

Bernoulli Equation and Flow Measurements

1. Continuity equation

For any fluids:

ߩଵ തതത‫ܣ‬
‫ݒ‬ଵ ଵ = ߩଶ തതത‫ܣ‬
‫ݒ‬ଶ ଶ

For incompressible fluids (with constant density ȡ): ܲଵ ‫ݒ‬ଵଶ ܲଶ ‫ݒ‬ଶଶ

+ + ‫ݖ‬ଵ = + + ‫ݖ‬ଶ
ߩ݃ 2݃ ߩ݃ 2݃
തതത‫ܣ‬
‫ݒ‬ଵ ଵ = ‫ݒ‬
തതത‫ܣ‬
ଶ ଶ

2. Bernoulli equation
Week 5, Q3
ܲଵ ‫ݒ‬ଵଶ ܲଶ ‫ݒ‬ଶଶ
+ + ‫ݖ‬ଵ = + + ‫ݖ‬ଶ
ߩ݃ 2݃ ߩ݃ 2݃

Assumptions:

x Steady state
x Incompressible flow
x Inviscid flow (viscosity is zero)
- Velocity of the fluid is constant across the cross-sectional area (i.e. plug flow)
- Frictional loss due to the viscosity is negligible

3. Flowrate measurement with orifice plate

ܲଵ ‫ݒ‬ଵଶ ܲଶ ‫ݒ‬ଶଶ
+ + ‫ݖ‬ଵ = + + ‫ݖ‬ଶ
ߩ݃ 2݃ ߩ݃ 2݃

‫ܣ‬ଵ ‫ܣ‬௢ ‫ܣ‬ଶ Week 5, Q5

ܳ஺௖௧௨௔௟ = ‫ܥ‬ௗ ܳ௜ௗ௘௔௟

ʹ݄݃‫ܣ‬ଵଶ ‫ܣ‬ଶ௢
ܳ௜ௗ௘௔௟ = ඨ ܲଵ ‫ݒ‬ଵଶ ܲଶ ‫ݒ‬ଶଶ
‫ܣ‬ଵଶ െ ‫ܣ‬௢ଶ + + ‫ݖ‬ଵ = + + ‫ݖ‬ଶ
ߩ݃ 2݃ ߩ݃ 2݃
ܲଵ െ ܲଶ
݄=
ߩ݃