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Abstract Reynolds Number

There are three types of fluid flow: laminar, transitional, and turbulent. Laminar flow involves smooth streamlines and steady motion, turbulent flow involves high velocity fluctuations and turbulent motion, and transitional flow fluctuates between laminar and turbulent. The type of flow depends on factors like geometry, surface roughness, velocity, temperature, and fluid type. It also depends on the Reynolds number, which is the ratio of inertial to viscous forces - low Reynolds numbers produce laminar flow while high Reynolds numbers produce turbulent flow. This experiment will visualize and determine the boundaries between laminar, transitional, and turbulent flow in a pipe by controlling the flow rate and observing dye streak patterns.

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Abstract Reynolds Number

There are three types of fluid flow: laminar, transitional, and turbulent. Laminar flow involves smooth streamlines and steady motion, turbulent flow involves high velocity fluctuations and turbulent motion, and transitional flow fluctuates between laminar and turbulent. The type of flow depends on factors like geometry, surface roughness, velocity, temperature, and fluid type. It also depends on the Reynolds number, which is the ratio of inertial to viscous forces - low Reynolds numbers produce laminar flow while high Reynolds numbers produce turbulent flow. This experiment will visualize and determine the boundaries between laminar, transitional, and turbulent flow in a pipe by controlling the flow rate and observing dye streak patterns.

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Abstract

There are three types of fluid flow namely laminar, transitional and turbulent. Laminar flow is where the
flow is described as smooth streamlines and steady motion while turbulent flow is described as
consisting of high velocity fluctuations and turbulent motion whereas transitional flow is described as
the flow which fluctuates between laminar and turbulent flow before it becomes completely turbulent.
The transition between these flows depends on geometry, surface roughness, flow velocity, surface
temperature, and the type of fluid. The flow depends on the ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.
This is called as Reynolds number. A small or moderate Reynolds number are sufficient to suppress
theses fluctuations and to hold the fluid orderly . In the opposite case when there is a large Reynolds
numbers at point , the inertial forces, which are proportional to the fluid density and the square of the
fluid velocity, are largely relative to the viscous force which results in , the viscous force unable to
prevent the random and rapid fluctuations of the fluid. Thus ,the flow will be in disordered motion. The
boundary of Reynolds number for laminar, transitional and turbulent regime varies by geometries and
flow condition. For example, flow in a circular pipe is laminar for Reynolds number is less than 2300,
turbulent for Reynolds number is larger than 4000 and transitional in between 2300 to 4000 .

This experiment is done to visualize the laminar, transitional and turbulent flow in a pipe and to
determine the boundaries of Reynolds number for flow in the pipe. First by controlling the flow rate and
establish the laminar flow. Then slowly increase the flow rate and observe what happens to the dye
streak. Record the flow pattern change and its volumetric flow rate reading. Determine the boundary of
Reynolds number of laminar, transitional and turbulent flows respectively.

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