DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY – DASMARINAS

Dasmariñas City, Cavite

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE,
AND TECHNOLOGY
Jamolin, Agnes Marie M. Dry Lab 1 February 24, 2024

CEE 31 Venturi Meter Rating:

PROBLEM:

Oil (sp. Gr. = 0.92) flows down thru a venturi meter as shown. If the mercury manometer reads a
deflection of 100mm, find the flow rate in m3/sec.

FIGURE:
SOLUTION:

𝑃1 + 500((𝛾𝑤 )(0.92) + 𝑥(𝛾𝑤 )(0.92) + 100(𝛾𝑤 )(0.92) − 100(𝛾𝑤 )(13.6) − 𝑥(𝛾𝑤 )(0.92) 𝑃𝑧
=
(𝛾𝑤 )(0.92) (𝛾𝑤 )(0.92)

𝑃1 + 𝑃𝑧 −500((𝛾𝑤 )(0.92) − 𝑥(𝛾𝑤 )(0.92) − 100(𝛾𝑤 )(0.92) + 100(𝛾𝑤 )(13.6) + 𝑥(𝛾𝑤 )(0.92)
=
(𝛾𝑤 )(0.92) (𝛾𝑤 )(0.92)

𝑃1 + 𝑃𝑧 100(13.6)
= −500 − 100 +
(𝛾𝑤 )(0.92) (0.92)

𝑃1 +𝑃𝑧
(𝛾𝑤)(0.92)
= 878.26087 𝑚𝑚 or 0.87826087 m

𝑃1 𝑣12 𝑃2 𝑣22
+ − 𝑍1 = + − 𝑍2
𝛾𝑤 2𝑔 𝛾𝑤 2𝑔

𝑃1 − 𝑃2 𝑣22 − 𝑣12
= − 𝑍2 + 𝑍1
𝛾𝑤 2𝑔

𝐴1 𝑉1 = 𝐴2 𝑉2

𝜋(150)2 𝜋(75)2
(𝑉1 ) = (𝑉2 )
4 4
5625𝜋
5625𝜋(𝑉1 ) = (𝑉2 )
4
1
𝑉1 = 𝑉2
4
𝑣22 − 𝑣12
0.87826087 𝑚 =
2𝑔

𝑣22 − 0.25𝑣22
0.87826087 =
2𝑔

𝑣2 = 4.287218619 𝑚/𝑠

1
𝑣1 = 𝑣2
41 𝑉1
𝑄1 = 𝐴
𝑣1 = 1.071804655
 𝜋(0.15)2
𝑄1 = (1.071804655)
4
𝑄1 = 0.01894𝑚3 /𝑠

𝑄2 = 𝐴2 𝑉2

𝜋(0.075)2
𝑄1 = ( 4.287218619)
4
𝑄1 = 0.01894 𝑚3 /𝑠
𝑄1

𝑄𝑡 = (𝑄1 + 𝑄2 )/2

𝑄𝑡 = 0.01894 + 0.01894

𝑸𝒕 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟏𝟖𝟗𝟒 𝒎𝟑 /𝒔