Experiment no 3

Discharge Using Venturimeter

Name- Sachin Kumar Meena
Roll no- 15110110
Objective:
To determine the coefficient of discharge of a Venturimeter and to calibrate the same.
Theory:
A Venturimeter apparatus is based on Principle of Bernoullis equations.
The principle of apparatus is that, by reducing the cross section area of flow passes, pressure
Difference is create and the measurement of pressure difference enables the determination of
the discharge through the pipe.

Discharge can be calculate by the formula:

Qa = Cd *a1*a2 (2 g h) /(a12 a22)

The theoretical discharge Q is,

Qt = a1*a2 (2 g h) /(a12 a22)
Where Cd = Co-efficient of venturimeter and its value is less than 1.

Procedure:
First, All necessary measuring devices are well connected with equipment.
Then Open the supply valves.
Open the needle valves of manometer and Venturimetr tubes then adjust
the flow so that the water flow constant.
We will wait some time that not present any air bubbles in monometer.
After we note down reading of manometere.
After taking manometer reading, we will turn the discharge pipe end into the
measuring tank.
Adjust the valve and we repeat it three times for three more reading.

Observation table:

S. No. (h1)cm (h2)cm R2(cm) R1(cm) t(sec)

1. 22.8 15.5 14 20 11.5

2. 19.8 18.9 11 12.8 10

3. 21.4 17.0 13 16.9 10

4. 22.2 16.2 16 22 13.3

Calculation table:

Actual Theoretical Co-efficient of

S. No. h(m) H(m)
Discharge(m3/s) Discharge(m3/s) discharge(Cd)

1. 0.073 0.919 0.000665 0.000675 0.98

2. 0.009 0.113 0.000229 0.000239 0.95

3. 0.044 0.554 0.000497 0.000523 0.91

4. 0.06 0.756 0.000575 0.000612 0.93

Conclusion:
An experiment was conducted to find the overall meter coefficient in venture meter and in
this experiment; we learnt that actual discharge is lower than theoretical discharge this is
mean there is a leakage happened in venturi meter. venturi meter can help us in calculating
the pressure , velocity and the volumetric flow at different stages in the pipe

Constants data:

g = Acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s2

d1 = upstream section diameter = 0.028 m
d2 = downstream section diameter = 0.014 m
a1 = area of upstream orifice section= 0.000616 m2
a2 = area of downstream section = 0.000154 m2
pm= Density of manometer fluid = 13600 kg / m3
pw= Density of water = 1000 kg / m3
NOMENCLATURE:
R = Rise of water level in measuring tank.
a = Cross section area of test section.
h = manometer difference.
Cd = Co-efficient of discharge.
d = diameter of pipe.
do = diameter of orifice.
g = acceleration due to gravity.
Qa = Actual discharge.
Qt = Theoretical discharge.
pm = Density of manometer fluid.
pw= Density of water.