Losses Due to Pipe Fittings, Sudden Enlargement & Contraction Manufacturer,Supplier and Exporter in India
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Product Code : SCL-CELE-13997
This equipment is a self-contained water recirculating
unit designed to study and quantify both friction head losses in
parallel pipes and minor head losses caused by various pipe fittings and
abrupt changes in flow geometry.
Key Components and Design
The apparatus allows for the investigation of flow in both a
parallel pipe circuit and individual fittings.
- Parallel
Pipe System: Two pipes of different diameters are connected
in parallel.
- Control: Control
valves are fitted on each pipe, enabling the student to isolate
one pipe for individual testing or run both simultaneously.
- Minor
Loss Fittings: The setup includes several common fittings and
flow components to measure their individual pressure drops (minor losses):
- Sudden
Enlargement: Transition from 15 mm to 25 mm diameter.
- Sudden
Contraction: Transition from 25 mm to 15 mm diameter.
- Fittings: 1/2
inch size for the Bend, Elbow, Ball valve, and Gate valve.
- Pressure
Measurement:
- Device: Differential
Manometer for measuring pressure drops across the pipe sections and
fittings.
- Manometer
Fluid: Mercury (Hg) - 250 gm is used, indicating the
ability to measure significant pressure differences.
Water Circulation and Flow Rate Measurement
The system uses a standard volumetric method to determine
flow rate.
- Water
Circulation: Provided by an FHP Pump (Crompton makes).
- Sump
Tank: 50 Liters capacity.
- Flow
Rate Measurement: Achieved using a Measuring Tank with a
Piezometer.
- Capacity: 25
Liters.
- An Electronic
Stop Watch is provided to measure the time for collection, allowing
for the calculation of the actual discharge (Q actual).
Purpose and Experiments
The primary goal is the experimental verification of head
loss principles in fluid mechanics.
- Friction
Loss Study: Determining the head loss due to friction in the
two parallel pipes.
- Minor
Loss Study: Quantifying the loss coefficient (K) for each
fitting (e.g., valves, bends, contractions) at various flow rates.
- Parallel
Flow Demonstration: Verifying that the head loss is the same across
both parallel pipe branches.
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