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[pic] Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Of SINGAPORE Chemical Engineering Process Laboratory I SEMESTER 4 Experiment F2 Flow Measurement in Closed Conduit and Centrifugal Pump Characteristics Name : Ang Sok Gek Chai Chang Er Cherry Chen Mingli Matriculation No. : U046941L U046938W U046882J Group : Th1 Date of Experiment : 16th March 2006 Table of Contents Page Summary 2 Part I: Flow Measurement in Closed Conduit A. Introduction 3 B. Objectives 3 C. Theoretical Background 4 D. Experimental Procedures 9 E. Results and Calculations 12 F. Discussion 50 G. Error Analysis 58 H. Conclusion 61 Part II: Centrifugal Pump …show more content…

Thus it is more convenient to use the average velocities. Defining a dimensionless kinetic energy coefficient: ∫A (v2 /2) ρvdA = α∫A (vave2 /2) ρvdA introducing the parabolic profile for laminar flow in a pipe results in α = 2, for turbulent flow, we have α ≈ 1.0 and for uniform flow, α = 1. Hence Equation (1) becomes, -Q = ( α 1v12 – α2v22 )/2 + (gy1 - gy2) + (P1 - P2)/ρ + (u1 - u2) The change in internal energy (from mechanical energy to thermal energy due to friction) hLT = (- u1 + u2) – Q where hLT is the total frictional head loss. So the final equation which is known as the Bernoulli equation is: hLT = ( α 1v12 – α2v22 )/2 + (gy1 - gy2) + (P1 - P2)/ρ In theory, the type of head losses in a flow in closed conduit can be classified into 2 main categories, namely the major losses, which is the frictional head loss and minor losses, which is caused by the presence of valves, elbows, bend etc. The head losses resulting from such fittings are function of the geometry of the fitting, the Reynolds number, and the roughness. As the losses in fittings, to a first approximation, have been found to be independent of the Reynolds number, the head loss may be evaluated as hL = [pic] = [pic] ------ (2) where [pic] is the head loss K is the loss coefficient depending upon the fittings ∆P is the pressure drop Since the objective of the experiment is to find the loss coefficient of the various measuring devices, our report would

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