Study Of Pipe Fitting

Study of Pipe Fittings, Sudden Enlargement & Contraction Apparatus
 


 
The set up consists of a 1/2 bend and elbow, a sudden expansion & sudden contraction fitting from 15mm to 25mm, ball valve and gate valve. Pressure tapings are provided at inlet and outlet of these fittings under test. A differential manometer fitted in the line gives pressure loss of individual fittings. Present set-up is self-contained water re-circulating unit, provided with a sump tank and a centrifugal pump etc. Flow control valve and by-pass valve are fitted in water line to conduct the experiment on different flow rates. Flow rate of water is measured with the help of measuring tank and stop watch.
 

 
EXPERIMENTS:
 

 

To determine loss of head in the fittings at various water flow rates
 
To measure the loss coefficient for the pipe fittings
 


 
UTILITIES REQUIRED:
 

 

Electric supply        0.5 kW, 220V AC, Single Phase
 

         Water supply            Tap water connection BSP Distilled water @ 60 liters (optional)
 

Floor Area with Drain facility
 


 
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
 

 




Product
 


Study of Pipe Fittings, Sudden Enlargement & Contraction Apparatus
 




Product code
 


FM 10
 




Sudden Enlargement
 


From 15mm to 25mm
 




Sudden Contraction
 


From 25mm to 15mm
 




Bend
 


1/2
 




Elbow
 


1/2
 




Ball valve
 


1/2
 




Gate valve
 


1/2
 




Water Circulation
 


FHP Pump, Crompton/Sharp make
 




Flow Measurement
 


Using Measuring Tank with Piezometer, Capacity 40 Ltrs.
 




Sump Tank
 


Capacity 85 Ltrs
 




Stop Watch
 


Electronic
 




Control Panel
 


On/Off Switch, Mains Indicator etc.