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| Flow Meters |

| The Pitot tube is used to find the Velocity of a fluid. | |
| The parameters for the model include density of fluid (dg) , density of manometer liquid (dm), | |
| differential head (h). | |
| Introduction to Solving Pitot Tube Model | |
| This model is used to find the velocity of the fluid. | |
| For Loading the Model, press the Button named 'Load the Pitot Tube Model'. | |
| Input: | |
| Gravitational Accelaration(g) | |
| Difference in Height in Arms of Manometer Tube(h) | |
| Density of Manometer Fluid(dm) | |
| Density of Fluid(dg). | |
| Output: | |
| Fluid Velocity(v). | |
| Case 1 : Evaluate Velocity of the fluid with manometric heads for the pipe flow with constant | |
| fluid density. | |
| For constant values of g, dm, dg, | |
| values of h can be changed and the output values for fluid velocity can be found. | |
| eg: for values of g = 9.8 m/s^2, dm = 13.6*10^3 kg/m^3, dg = 1000 kg/m^3 and h = 4 mm, | |
| Result: v = 1.033 m/s | |
| Case 2 : Evaluation of Flow Velocity for the pipe flow with different fluid density. | |
| For constant values of h, dm, g, | |
| values of dg can be changed and the output values for fluid velocity can be found. | |
| eg: for values of g = 9.8 m/s^2, dm = 13.6*10^3 kg/m^3, h = 4 mm, and dg = 1000 kg/m^3, | |
| Result: v = 1.033 m/s, v changes for different fluid densities | |
| Case 3 : Effect of Changing Density of Manometric Fluid on the Sensitivity of the fluid | |
| Velocities. | |
| For constant values of h, dg, g, | |
| values of dm can be changed and the output values for fluid velocity can be found | |
| eg: for values of g = 9.8 m/s^2, h = 4 mm, dg = 1000 kg/m^3 and dm = 13.6*10^3 kg/m^3, | |
| Check the results. |
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| The Venturi Meter is another Device used to find the Velocity of a Fluid. | |
| The parameters for the model include density of fluid (dg), density of manometer liquid (dm), | |
| differential head (h) . | |
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Introduction to Solving Venturi Meter Model |
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| This model is used to find the velocity and discharge of the fluid flowing through the conduit. | |
| For Loading the Model, press the Button named 'Load the Venturi meter Model'. | |
| Input : | |
| Gravitational Accelaration(g) | |
| Difference in Height in Arms of Manometer Tube(h) | |
| Density of Manometer Fluid(dens1) | |
| Density of Fluid(den) | |
| Diameter of pipe(D1) | |
| Diameter at Throat(D2). | |
| Output: | |
| Fluid Velocity(u) | |
| Discharge at the end of the Pipe(Discharge) | |
| Cross Sectional area at End of Pipe(A1) | |
| Cross Sectional area at Throat(A2). | |
| In the following cases the venturi meter diameter are kept constant. | |
| Case 1 : Evaluate Velocity of the fluid with manometric heads for the pipe flow with constant | |
| fluid density. | |
| For constant values of g, den, dens1, D1, D2, | |
| values of h can be changed and the output values for Fluid Discharge and Fluid Velocity can be found. | |
| eg: for values of g = 9.8 m/s^2, den = 13.6*10^3 kg/m^3, dens1 = 1000 kg/m^3, D1 = .5 m, D2 = .25 m, | |
| and h = .4 cm, | |
| Result: u = 1.07 m/s, Discharge = 2.11E-1 m^3/s | |
| Case 2 : Evaluation of Flow Velocity for the pipe flow with different fluid density. | |
| For constant values of g, h, D1, D2,den, | |
| values of dens1 can be changed and the output values for Fluid Discharge and Fluid Velocity can be | |
| found. | |
| eg: for values of g = 9.8 m/s^2, den = 13.6*10^3 kg/m^3, h = .4 cm, D1 = .5 cm, D2 = .25 m, | |
| and dens1 = 1000 kg/m^3, | |
| Result: u = 1.07 m/s, Discharge = 2.11E-1 m^3/s | |
| Case 3 : Effect of Changing Density of Manometric Fluid on the Sensitivity of fluid | |
| Velocity. | |
| For constant values of g, den, dens1, h, D1, D2, | |
| values of D2 can be changed and the output values for Fluid Discharge and Fluid Velocity can be found. | |
| eg: for values of g = 9.8 m/s^2, dens1 = 1000 kg/m^3, h = .4 cm, D1 = .5 cm, D2 = .25 m | |
| and den = 13.6*10^3 kg/m^3, | |
| Check for the results. | |