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EXPERIMENTAL MANUAL
OSBORNE
OSBORNE
REYNOLDS
REYNOLDS
DEMONSTRATION
DEMONSTRATION
UNIT
UNIT
MODEL: FM 11
428-0111-FM
Table of content
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1.0 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 2
APPENDIX A .................................................................................................................................... 8
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
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7. Water inlet valve,
Water outlet valve,V1
V2 6.
8. Bell mouthvalve, V3
Overflow
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The theory is named in honor of Osborne Reynold’s, a British engineer who discovers
the variables that can be used as a criterion to distinguish between laminar and
turbulent flow.
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Reynolds number formula: R =
R = Reynolds number
U = Fluid velocity, (m/s)
L = characteristic length or diameter (m)
V = Kinematic viscosity (m2/s)
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5.1 Experiment A
Experiment objectives:
− To compute Reynold’s number (R).
− To observe the laminar, transitional and turbulent flow.
2. Open
3. Ensurethea inlet
smallvalve, V1 and
overflow allowthrough
spillage water tothe
enter
overstilling tank.to maintain a
flow tube
constant level.
4. Allow water to settle for a few minutes.
5. Open the flow control valve fractionally to let water flow through the
visualizing tube.
6. Slowly adjust the dye control needle valve until a slow flow with dye
injection is achieved.
7. Regulate the water inlet valve, V1 and outlet valve, V2 until a straight
identifiable dye line is achieved. The flow will be laminar.
8. Measure the flow rate using volumetric method.
9. Repeat the experiment by regulating water inlet valve, V1 and outlet valve,
V2 to produce transitional and turbulent flow.
5.2 Experiment B
Experiment objectives:
− To determine the Reynold’s number (R)
− To determine the upper and lower critical velocities at transitional
flow.
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APPENDIX A
Typical Experimental Result
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A.1 Experiment 1
Laminar Flow
Transitional Flow
Turbulent Flow
A.2 Experiment 2
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Q
U = Glass tube diameter (D) = 0.0156 m, Area (A) = 1.91x10-4 m2
A
Q×D
Thus, Re =
A ×V
4.16667 E − 06 × 0.0156
For laminar flow, Re =
1.91E − 04 × 0.89 E − 06
= 382.3754
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Turbulent flow
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