Laminar Flow Reports Samples For Students

Introduction

The experiment was conducted to establish the association between head loss as a result of fluid friction and the flow rate of water. Turbulent and laminar flow within the pipe were also investigated. Fluid Friction Equipment containing three bore pipes was used to take the data of head loss at dissimilar velocities. Different readings on volume, time, flow rate, pipe diameter, and velocity and head loss of both mercury and water were collected. The data collected were used to investigate the association between head loss due to friction and the flow rate of water through bore pipes. An estimate ...

Executive summary:

As a fluid flows through a pipe, there are numerous losses due to the nature and characteristic of the pipe. Such losses can be investigated in the laboratory by setting up an experiment. This report, presents the results and discussion of an experiment set up to investigate fluid flow. The laboratory experiment is designed in order to determine the relationship between the head losses resulting due to friction and the velocity of flow of the water. Secondly, the experiment is aimed at comparing the measured and calculated values of head loss determined using the pipe friction equation. The data was collected ...

Lab Report: Experiment on friction in Pipe

Introduction:
Fundamental understanding of fluid flow is important to every industry related to chemical engineering, manufacturing industries etc. The flow networks are required to achieve continuous transport of products and raw materials from different processing units. Energy is required to be applied to the fluid to make it flow through the pipe overcoming energy loss in pipe. The pipe losses in a piping system takes place due to a number of system characteristics such as pipe friction, changes of flow direction, obstructions in flow path, sudden or gradual changes in cross-section and shape of flow path. In this report loss ...

Objectives

The aim of this experiment is to study the laminar, transitional and turbulent flow of water in a pipe. This is achieved by observing the flow of colored dye introduced in the pipe, which can be altered by manipulating the flow control valve. Using the observed volume flow rate, the average velocity is computed, and used to calculate the Reynolds number for each case. The visual observations and the Reynolds numbers are then compared to analyze the extent of agreement between theory and experimental results.

Apparatus

- Osborne Reynolds Apparatus – This is the set-up required to observe the flow of water ...

Verification of Bernoulli’s Equation

Bernoulli’s Equation is among the most crucial equations in fluid mechanics. The experiment led us to conclude that this equation is an example of the initial law of Thermodynamics. In addition, the experiment verified the application of the equation to the steady state flow of an inviscid and incompressible fluid. As the fluid flows in a pipe, the changes in pressure, velocity, and elevation should be consistent in order to satisfy the equation. The restrictions in the application of Bernoulli’s Equation include a steady flow, negligible friction losses, and constant density. Our calculations also verified Bernoulli’s Equation since ...

The main objective of this research was to investigate the flow of water in a pipe at the various conditions. The experiment had the following specific objectives:

Apparatus

The apparatus used in the experiment are listed below:
- A hydraulic bench
- Osborne Reynolds apparatus
- Digital flow meter (one)
- Thermometer (one)
- Purple vegetable dye
Apparatus
The apparatus consists of a vertical clear pipe through which the flow visualization at the various flow conditions (laminar, transitional and turbulent) is done. The Osborne Reynolds apparatus used in the experiment is as shown below:
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