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Product Code : SCL-CELE-14099

This experimental setup is designed for the comparative study of free vortices (irrotational flow) and forced vortices (rotational flow), two fundamental flow patterns in fluid dynamics. The apparatus uses a clear circular transparent cylindrical tank to allow visual observation of the resulting free surface profiles. A free vortex is generated by introducing water via circumferential jets located near the bottom of the cylinder, with an outlet orifice at the center, which can be modified using a reducing bush. A forced vortex is created by physically rotating the cylinder about its vertical axis using an FHP variable speed motor connected via a V-belt. The experimental procedure involves achieving steady-state conditions and measuring the surface profile coordinates, which directly represent the variation of the piezometric head (sum of pressure and datum head).

Objectives: Vortex Flow and Energy Conservation

Objective	Key Metric Investigated	Application in Fluid Mechanics
To plot the surface profile of a free and forced vortex by measurement of the surface profile coordinates	Surface Profile Equation, Rotational Velocity	Empirically determining the characteristic hyperbolic profile (free vortex) and parabolic profile (forced vortex).
To show that total energy is constant throughout vortex	Bernoulli's Equation Application	Validating the principle of conservation of total mechanical energy in a vortex flow field.

Technical Specifications: Vortex Flow Apparatus

Component	Parameter / Specification	Value / Feature
Cylinder	Material and Diameter	Acrylic, 200 mm approx
Outflow	Height of Overflow Point	150 mm
Free Vortex Generation	Mechanism	Four circumferential jets, central orifice (with reducing bush option)
Forced Vortex Generation	Drive	FHP variable speed motor, V-belt drive, speed way
Structure	Housing	Well designed and arranged in a good quality painted Structure