Pipe Flow Analysis

Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
 

April - May 2020

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Authors: Steven Sun, AJ Morrell, Daniel Powers

 

Advisor: Prof. Ted Bennett

 

Project Overview:​

• Calibrated pressure transducer and two flow-meters (paddlewheel, orifice plate)

• Measured friction factors for pipes of different properties (diameters, lengths, flow rates)

• Calculated major and minor losses in laminar and turbulent regime and compared against hydraulic Wheatstone

• Performed error propagations to account for the randomness in the material properties and investigated error-contributing factors (different leg coiling, burrs and rough cutting edges, different elbow loss)

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