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Experiment #2: Bernoulli’s Theorem Demonstration

1. introduction.

Energy presents in the form of pressure, velocity, and elevation in fluids with no energy exchange due to viscous dissipation, heat transfer, or shaft work (pump or some other device). The relationship among these three forms of energy was first stated by Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782), based upon the conservation of energy principle. Bernoulli’s theorem pertaining to a flow streamline is based on three assumptions: steady flow, incompressible fluid, and no losses from the fluid friction. The validity of Bernoulli’s equation will be examined in this experiment.

2. Practical Application

Bernoulli’s theorem provides a mathematical means to understanding the mechanics of fluids. It has many real-world applications, ranging from understanding the aerodynamics of an airplane; calculating wind load on buildings; designing water supply and sewer networks; measuring flow using devices such as weirs, Parshall flumes, and venturimeters; and estimating seepage through soil, etc. Although the expression for Bernoulli’s theorem is simple, the principle involved in the equation plays vital roles in the technological advancements designed to improve the quality of human life.

3. Objective

The objective of this experiment is to investigate the validity of the Bernoulli equation when it is applied to a steady flow of water through a tapered duct.

In this experiment, the validity of Bernoulli’s equation will be verified with the use of a tapered duct (venturi system) connected with manometers to measure the pressure head and total head at known points along the flow.

5. Equipment

The following equipment is required to complete the demonstration of the Bernoulli equation experiment:

F1-10 hydraulics bench,
F1-15 Bernoulli’s apparatus test equipment, and
A stopwatch for timing the flow measurement.

6. Equipment Description

The Bernoulli test apparatus consists of a tapered duct (venturi), a series of manometers tapped into the venturi to measure the pressure head, and a hypodermic probe that can be traversed along the center of the test section to measure the total head. The test section is a circular duct of varying diameter with a 14° inclined angle on one side and a 21° inclined angle on other side. Series of side hole pressure tappings are provided to connect manometers to the test section (Figure 2.1).

Diagram of Armfield F1-15 Bernoulli's apparatus. An air-bleed valve is situated atop of the apparatus above a series of manometer tubes. The tubes run down the length of the apparatus and connect at the bottom to the test section tube which contains a hypodermic probe. The test section is connected to the water inlet on the left hand side of the apparatus via a union connector, and is connected to the gland nut on the right side of the apparatus also via a union connector.

Manometers allow the simultaneous measurement of the pressure heads at all of the six sections along the duct. The dimensions of the test section, the tapping positions, and the test section diameters are shown in Figure 2.2. The test section incorporates two unions, one at either end, to facilitate reversal for convergent or divergent testing. A probe is provided to measure the total pressure head along the test section by positioning it at any section of the duct. This probe may be moved after slackening the gland nut, which should be re-tightened by hand. To prevent damage, the probe should be fully inserted during transport/storage. The pressure tappings are connected to manometers that are mounted on a baseboard. The flow through the test section can be adjusted by the apparatus control valve or the bench control valve [2].

Diagram of est sections, manometer positions, and diameters of the duct along the test section of Armfield F1-15 Bernoulli’s apparatus. At Manometer No. h1 - the test section diameter is 25.0 (mm). At Manometer No. h2 - the test section diameter is 13.9 (mm). At Manometer No. h3 - the test section diameter is 11.8 (mm). At Manometer No. h4 - the test section diameter is 10.7 (mm). At Manometer No. h5 - the test section diameter is 10.0 (mm). At Manometer No. h6 - the test section diameter is 25.0 (mm).

Bernoulli’s theorem assumes that the flow is frictionless, steady, and incompressible. These assumptions are also based on the laws of conservation of mass and energy. Thus, the input mass and energy for a given control volume are equal to the output mass and energy:

$Q_{in}=Q_{out}\qquad (1a)$

These two laws and the definition of work and pressure are the basis for Bernoulli’s theorem and can be expressed as follows for any two points located on the same streamline in the flow:

$\frac{P_{1}}{\rho g}+\frac{v_1^2}{2g}+z_1=\frac{P_{2}}{\rho g}+\frac{v_2^2}{2g}+z_2\qquad (2)$

P: pressure,

g: acceleration due to gravity,

v : fluid velocity, and

z: vertical elevation of the fluid.

In this experiment, since the duct is horizontal, the difference in height can be disregarded, i.e., z 1 =z 2

The hydrostatic pressure (P) along the flow is measured by manometers tapped into the duct. The pressure head (h), thus, is calculated as:

$h=\frac{P}{\rho g}\qquad (3)$

Therefore, Bernoulli’s equation for the test section can be written as:

$h_1+\frac{v_1^2}{2g}=h_2+\frac{v_2^2}{2g}\qquad (4)$

The total head (h t ) may be measured by the traversing hypodermic probe. This probe is inserted into the duct with its end-hole facing the flow so that the flow becomes stagnant locally at this end; thus:

$h_t=h+\frac{v^2}{2g}\qquad (5)$

The conservation of energy or the Bernoulli’s equation can be expressed as:

$h_{t_1}=h_{t_2}\qquad (6)$

The flow velocity is measured by collecting a volume of the fluid (V) over a time period (t). The flow rate is calculated as:

$Q=\frac{V}{t}\qquad (7)$

The velocity of flow at any section of the duct with a cross-sectional area of is determined as:

$v=\frac{Q}{A}\qquad (8)$

For an incompressible fluid, conservation of mass through the test section should be also satisfied (Equation 1a), i.e.:

$A_1v_1=A_2v_2\qquad (9)$

8. Experimental Procedure

Place the apparatus on the hydraulics bench, and ensure that the outflow tube is positioned above the volumetric tank to facilitate timed volume collections.
Level the apparatus base by adjusting its feet. (A sprit level is attached to the base for this purpose.) For accurate height measurement from the manometers, the apparatus must be horizontal.
Install the test section with the 14° tapered section converging in the flow direction. If the test section needs to be reversed, the total head probe must be retracted before releasing the mounting couplings.
Connect the apparatus inlet to the bench flow supply, close the bench valve and the apparatus flow control valve, and start the pump. Gradually open the bench valve to fill the test section with water.
Close both the bench valve and the apparatus flow control valve.
Remove the cap from the air valve, connect a small tube from the air valve to the volumetric tank, and open the air bleed screw.
Open the bench valve and allow flow through the manometers to purge all air from them, then tighten the air bleed screw and partly open the bench valve and the apparatus flow control valve.
Open the air bleed screw slightly to allow air to enter the top of the manometers (you may need to adjust both valves to achieve this), and re-tighten the screw when the manometer levels reach a convenient height. The maximum flow will be determined by having a maximum (h 1 ) and minimum (h 5 ) manometer readings on the baseboard.

If needed, the manometer levels can be adjusted by using an air pump to pressurize them. This can be accomplished by attaching the hand pump tube to the air bleed valve, opening the screw, and pumping air into the manometers. Close the screw, after pumping, to retain the pressure in the system.

Take readings of manometers h 1 to h 6 when the water level in the manometers is steady. The total pressure probe should be retracted from the test section during this reading.
Measure the total head by traversing the total pressure probe along the test section from h 1 to h 6 .
Measure the flow rate by a timed volume collection. To do that, close the ball valve and use a stopwatch to measure the time it takes to accumulate a known volume of fluid in the tank, which is read from the sight glass. You should collect fluid for at least one minute to minimize timing errors. You may repeat the flow measurement twice to check for repeatability. Be sure that the total pressure probe is retracted from the test section during this measurement.
Reduce the flow rate to give the head difference of about 50 mm between manometers 1 and 5 (h 1 -h 5 ). This is the minimum flow experiment. Measure the pressure head, total head, and flow.
Repeat the process for one more flow rate, with the (h 1 -h 5 ) difference approximately halfway between those obtained for the minimum and maximum flows. This is the average flow experiment.
Reverse the test section (with the 21° tapered section converging in the flow direction) in order to observe the effects of a more rapidly converging section. Ensure that the total pressure probe is fully withdrawn from the test section, but not pulled out of its guide in the downstream coupling. Unscrew the two couplings, remove the test section and reverse it, then re-assemble it by tightening the couplings.
Perform three sets of flow, and conduct pressure and flow measurements as above.

9. Results and Calculations

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9.1. Results

Enter the test results into the Raw Data Tables.

Raw Data Table

raw data table, 9.2 calculations.

For each set of measurements, calculate the flow rate; flow velocity, velocity head, and total head, (pressure head+ velocity head). Record your calculations in the Result Table.

Result Table

Use the template provided to prepare your lab report for this experiment. Your report should include the following:

Table(s) of raw data
Table(s) of results
For each test, plot the total head (calculated and measured), pressure head, and velocity head (y-axis) vs. distance into duct (x-axis) from manometer 1 to 6, a total of six graphs. Connect the data points to observe the trend in each graph. Note that the flow direction in duct Position 1 is from manometer 1 to 6; in Position 2, it is from manometer 6 to 1.
Comment on the validity of Bernoulli’s equation when the flow converges and diverges along the duct.
Comment on the comparison of the calculated and measured total heads in this experiment.
energy loss and how it is shown by the results of this experiment, and

$\frac{P}{\rho g},\frac{v^2}{2g}, z$

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The procedure of Laboratory experiment to verify Bernoulli’s theorem, required apparatus and calculations to be done are explained in this article.

Bernoulli’s theorem states - For a continuous, steady and frictionless flow the total head (which is the sum of pressure head, velocity head and elevation head) at any section remains constant.

Total Head = pressure head + velocity head + elevation head

H = P/w + V 2 / 2g + Z

According to Bernoulli’ theorem, Total head at any two sections is expressed as :

Apparatus required

Apparatus required to conduct Bernoulli’s experiment are :

Supply tank
Tapered inclined pipe with piezometer tubes at different points
Measuring tank

Test Procedure

Test procedure to verify Bernoulli’s experiment is as follows :

Open the inlet valve and allow the water to flow from the supply tank to the receiving tank through a tapered inclined pipe.
Adjust the flow using an outlet valve to make the head constant in the supply tank. At the constant head, head causing inflow and outflow are equal.
After adjusting the flow, Note down the readings of the water level of each piezometer tube which are nothing but pressure heads at different points of tapered tube.

Compute the area of cross-section of tapered pipe at points where piezometer tubes are located.
Now, take the stopwatch and measure the height of water collected for a particular time interval.
Also, note down the measuring tank dimensions.
Repeat the same procedure for different discharges for at least two more times.

Observations

Pressure head or Piezometer readings, P/w =

Area of cross section of tapered pipe under piezometer tubes = A 1 , A 2 , A 3 …….

Area of Measuring tank, A =

Height of water collected for “t” interval of time =

Elevation head, Z =

Calculations

Volume of water Collected in measuring tank (V) = Area of measuring tank (A) X height of water collected for “t” interval of time (h)

Discharge Q = volume / time = V/t

Velocity of flow, v = Discharge / Area of cross section of tapered pipe

Velocities under each piezometer tube are v 1 = Q/A 1 ,

v 2 = Q/A 2 ,

v 3 = Q/A 3 ………

Velocity head = v 2 / 2g

Total Head = P/w + V 2 / 2g + Z

Hence, Bernoulli’s theorem is proved and It can be expressed as,

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