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Engr. Muhammad Adeel Date: 15th March, 2019

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Orifice

Engr. Muhammad Adeel Date: 15th March, 2019

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EXPERIMENT NO.

08
Coefficient of discharge for Orifice meter

Objective:
To calibrate the given orifice meter and find the co-efficient of discharge and draw a graph
between co-efficient of discharge and Reynolds’s number.

Theory:
 An orifice plate is a device used to measure the rate of fluids flow.
 It uses the same principle as a venturi nozzle, namely Bernoulli’s principle which says
that there is a relationship between the pressure of fluids and the velocity of the fluids.
 When the velocity increases, the pressure decrease and vice versa. An orifice plate
basically a thin plate with a hole in the middle.
 It is usually placed in a pipe in which fluids flow. As fluid flow through the pipe, it has a
certain velocity and a certain pressure.
 When the fluid reaches the orifice plate, with the hole in middle, the fluid is forced to
converge to go through the small hole; the point of maximum convergence actually
occurs shortly downstream of the physical orifice, at the so called vena-contracta.
Beyond the vena contracta, fluid expands, velocity and pressure change once again.
 By measuring the difference in fluid pressure between the normal pipe section and at
the vena contracta, the volumetric and mass flow rates can be obtained from Bernoulli’s
equation.
Unit Description:

 Water outlet
 Gate valve for inlet
 Rotameter
 Pressure measurement connections
 Base plate with frame
 Multi tube manometer
 Water inlet
 Venturi nozzle
 Flow meter with orifice plate , measuring nozzle or pitot tube
Maintenance and Safety Precautions:
1. It is important to drain all water from the apparatus when not in use. The apparatus should
be stored properly to prevent damage.
2. Any manometer tube, which does not fill with water or slow fill, indicates that tappingor
connection of the manometer is blocked. To remove the obstacle, disconnect the flexible
connection tube and blow through.
3. The apparatus should not be exposed to any shock and stresses.
4. Always wear protective clothing, shoes, helmet and goggles throughout the laboratory
session.
5. Always run the experiment after fully understand the unit and procedures.

Observation and Calculation:


Given Data:
Density of water = ρH2O = 1000 kg/m3
Diameter of pipe Dp = 0.017 m
Diameter of orifice Do = 0.014 m Gravity = g=9.81m/s2

Graph:
Results:

Discussion:
Department: Chemical Engineering
COMSATS UNIVERSITY Islamabad- Lahore Campus
Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers
Lab Report
Group 2 (b)

Lahore Campus
Submitted by:

NAME ROLL NO SIGN


AHSAN NASIR FA17-CHE-092
SAMAN BIBI FA17-CHE-088
SAPNA FA17-CHE-064
MAHEEN ZARMINA FA17-CHE-068
M.ZUBAIR FA17-CHE-005

Submitted to: Engr. Mulazim Ali

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