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Abstract, Intro, Conclusion Lab 3

This experiment aimed to determine friction losses in pipes by considering factors like fluid velocity, pipe roughness, diameter, and Reynolds numbers. The experiment used four types of pipes: straight, elbow, bend, and 45 degree angle. Head loss due to friction was calculated using Darcy-Weisbach friction factor, fluid velocity, pipe diameter, and length. The objectives were to establish the relationship between friction head loss and fluid velocity, compare predicted and measured head losses, and determine friction factors from Moody diagrams using Reynolds numbers. In conclusion, differences between theoretical and experimental results were likely due to sensor inaccuracy. The experiment successfully identified acceptable pipe sizes and configurations for different conditions and established methods to monitor fluid flow and detect losses in pipe systems

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Abstract, Intro, Conclusion Lab 3

This experiment aimed to determine friction losses in pipes by considering factors like fluid velocity, pipe roughness, diameter, and Reynolds numbers. The experiment used four types of pipes: straight, elbow, bend, and 45 degree angle. Head loss due to friction was calculated using Darcy-Weisbach friction factor, fluid velocity, pipe diameter, and length. The objectives were to establish the relationship between friction head loss and fluid velocity, compare predicted and measured head losses, and determine friction factors from Moody diagrams using Reynolds numbers. In conclusion, differences between theoretical and experimental results were likely due to sensor inaccuracy. The experiment successfully identified acceptable pipe sizes and configurations for different conditions and established methods to monitor fluid flow and detect losses in pipe systems

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ABSTRACT

We had to conduct our first experiment and write a detailed report in the Engineering
Fluids Mechanics Lab. "Determination of Friction Losses in Pipes" is the experiment's title.
The head loss caused by the movement of the fluid through the pipes must be estimated. We
consider the velocity of the flowing fluid, the roughness, and the diameters of the pipes that
will be presented with the Reynolds Numbers. So, depending on the Reynolds Numbers, we
will compute whether the flow is turbulent or laminar.
We have four distinct types of pipes in this experiment which is straight pipe, elbow
pipe, bend pipe, and 45° angle pipe. We will acquire the result of head loss due to friction in
such pipes by taking Darcy Weisbach friction factor, velocity of flow in pipe, diameter of
pipe, and length of pipe into account.
CHAPTER 1
Introduction

Background
In the fluid machine laboratory, an experiment is carried out with a fluid friction
machine. The purpose of this equipment is to enable for the precise examination of fluid
friction head losses that occur when incompressible fluid flows through pipes, bends, valves,
and pipe flow metering devices. Friction head losses in straight pipes of various diameters
may be investigated using a Reynolds number ranging from 103 to almost 105. This Reynolds
number encompasses the laminar, transitional, and turbulent lines in smooth funnels.
In addition, a purposely roughened pipe is provided, which deviates significantly from
the convectional smooth bore pipe quality at higher Reynolds numbers. Pipe friction is a
common laboratory test that has applications in fluid mechanics. There are three types of
flows in fluid mechanics: laminar, transitional, and turbulent. Professor Osborne Reynolds
proved that a pipe may have two different types of flow.
The first kind of flow is laminar, in which the head loss, h is proportional to the flow
velocity, v. In a turbulent flow, head loss, h is proportional to Vn. The white transition is a
combination of laminar and turbulent flow, with no clear link between h and v. Friction loss,
also known as skin friction in fluid flow, is the loss of pressure or head that happens in pipe
or duct flow due to the viscosity of the fluid near the pipe or duct's surface.

Objective
1. To ascertain the relationship between friction head loss and velocity in the flow of
water through a smooth bore pipe.
2. To compare the head loss predicted by a pipe friction calculation with the head loss
measured directly.
3. To get the friction factor from the gloomy diagram using the Reynolds number.
Chapter 5

Conclusion
In conclusion, the data collected from both trials demonstrated that there are some
differences between theoretical and experimental outcomes. This might be attributed to the
sensor's inefficiency in detecting pressure. It may also be caused by the direction in which we
spin the sensor. We discovered that the greatest head loss is induced by 90 bend pipes° using
the data obtained from the experiment. The intermediate zone downstream of any
appurtenance is a combination of friction and turbulence events, and the impacts of each are
difficult to distinguish.
Further study should be devoted to identifying precise minor coefficients while
accounting for all of the causes involved in such head losses. Aside from that, the
experiment's goals have been met. At the end of the experiment, we were able to establish
which size and kind of pipe were acceptable for a certain circumstance. We were able to
create a thorough fluid flow monitoring approach and detect major and minor losses in
various pipe systems.In addition, we may study the velocity for various pipe sizes.

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