Experiment 1 - Friction Losses in Pipes-Report
Experiment 1 - Friction Losses in Pipes-Report
Experiment 1 - Friction Losses in Pipes-Report
SCSJ2053 SECTION 02
ASSIGNMENT: PETROLEUM CALCULATOR
NAME :MUHAMMAD KHAIRIL IKRAM (A13KP0047)
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 16TH June 2015
Report summary:
The experiment was undertaken to measure the head lost in the pipe due to shear stress
between the fluid and the wall of the pipe. Different flow rates were introduced along
with a different diameters and roughness of the pipes. Therefore we measured the friction
factor of the pipes using our measurements. Fluid velocity was also studied and related to
the diameter, flow rate and roughness of the pipe during the experiment.
As the flow rate, Q was changed, the values for the inlet and outlet, H1 and H2
were measured. The Flow rate was changed to a range of different values and hence the
respective values of H1 and H2 were recorded. The procedure was repeated for the for
the different pipes which include, rough, smooth, sudden contraction and sudden
enlargement pipes.
Reynolds number was used to understand the variation of the flow between the
laminar and the turbulent flows. As the Laminar flow (f) can be known by analysis
while the turbulent flow (f) is found experimentally.
As the frictional factor increased the Reynolds number decreased, this shows the
inverse proportion between the friction factor (f) and the Reynolds number. The head loss
was also found to increase with increase in the velocity. As during the sudden
enlargement, the minor loss was also increased.
To conclude, we chiefly studied the head losses in the pipes as along pipes of
different diameters and roughness. There were few improvements required which include
the forming of bubble along the inlets which gave inconsistent readings and there were
few leaking inlets which affected the value of the flow rate. With these errors taken into
consideration, the experimental results would be better.
THEORY
In Bernoullis equation as shown below, hf represents the head loss due to the
friction between the fluid and the internal surface of the constant diameter pipe as well as
the friction between the adjacent fluid layers
p1/g + V1/2g + Z1 = p2/g + V2/2g + Z2 + hf
(1)
This will result in a continuous change of energy from a valuable mechanical form (such
as kinetic or potential energies) to a less valuable thermal form that is heat. This change
of energy is usually referred to as friction head loss, which represents the amount of
energy converted into heat per unit weight of fluid.
The head losses (hf) in pipe due to friction can be determined using Darcy-Weisback
equation;
Turbulent flow
(2)
Laminar flow
(3)
Where:
f = Friction factor
L = Length
V = Mean velocity (Q/A)
g = Gravity
D = Constant diameter
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The friction head loss for both laminar and turbulent flows can be expressed by similar
formulas although the original derivation of each one is different:
(4)
In laminar flow, the friction factor is only a friction of Reynolds number while for
turbulent flow it is a function of Reynolds (Re) number and the relative roughness of the
pipe.
Re = VD /
(5)
Based on the nature of the flow, friction factor (f) can be estimated using the following
correlations
Laminar flow
f = 64/Re
(6)
Turbulent Flow
f =0.316 x Re -0.25
(7)
Equation (7) is Blausius Equation and only valid for smooth pipe and 3000<Re<105.
The value of f for turbulent flow can be obtained experimentally from the Moody Chart.
Moreover, for turbulent flow, the relationship between hf and V takes the form
hf= KVn
(8)
Where K is a loss coefficient and n ranges from 1.7 to 2.0 (depending on the value of Re
and ks/D).This equation can be written as
Log hf= Log K + n Log V
(9)
Experimentally, one can obtain the head loss by applying energy equation between any
two points along a constant diameter pipe. This is done in Eq.1 and by noticing that the
pipe is horizontal and the diameter is constant. The pressure heads of a fluid between 2
points, h1 and h2 are measured by using Piezometer tubes. The total head loss can be
determined experimentally by applying the Bernoullis equation as follows:
hf= (P1 P2)/ g = h1 h2
(10)
Energy losses are proportional to the velocity head of the fluid as it flows around an
elbow, through an enlargement or contraction of the flow section, or through a valve.
Experimental values for energy losses are usually reported in terms of a resistance or loss
coefficient K as follows:
hL= KV2/2g
(11)
where hL is the minor loss, K is the resistance or loss coefficient, and V is the average
velocity of flow in the pipe in the vicinity where the minor occurs. The resistance or loss
coefficient is dimensionless because it represents a constant of proportionality between
the energy loss and the velocity head. The magnitude of the resistance coefficient
depends on the geometry of the device that causes the loss and sometimes on the velocity
of flow.
P2V2
1
2
Where,
V1 = Velocity at small cross-section (upstream)
V2 = Velocity at large cross-section (downstream)
The minor loss (hf) due to sudden enlargement of the pipe can be estimated by integrating
the momentum, continuity and Bernoulli equations between positions 1 and 2 to give
(12)
Substituting again for the continuity equation to get an expression involving the two
areas, (i.e V2 = V1 (A1/A2) gives
hL = KV12/2g
(13)
V1
V2
If the vena contracta area is A1=Ac, then the minor loss (hL) can be estimated by
integrating the momentum, continuity and Bernoulli equations between positions 1 and 2
to give
hL= (1-Ac/A2)2 V22/2g
(14)
The above equation is commonly expressed as a function of loss coefficient (K) and the
average velocity (V2) in the smaller pipe downstream from the contraction as follows;
hL = KV2 /2g
(15)
where K = (1 Ac/A2)2
As the difference in pipe diameters gets large (A 1/A20) then this value of K will tend
towards 0.5 which is equal to the value for entry loss from a reservoir into a pipe. The
value of K depends upon the ratio of the pipe diameters (D2/D1) as given below;
d2/d1
K
0
0.5
0.1
0.45
0.2
0.412
0.3
0.39
0.4
0.36
0.5
0.33
0.6
0.28
0.7
0.15
0.8
0.15
0.9
0.06
1.0
0
(16)
Where,
K = Loss coefficient (dependent on the ratio of total angle of bending to radius of
bending (R/d) of the curves as the bending occurs)
p1 /g + v1 / 2g + z1 = p2/g + v1 / 2g + z2 + hL
(17)
h1+ v1 / 2g + z1= h2 + v1 / 2g + z2 + hL
(18)
(19)
Linear Pipe
1
2
Part
A (Rough)
Diameter(mm)
25.0
Length(mm)
1030
B (Smooth)
A (Rough)
B (Smooth)
23.5
14.0
13.3
1030
1030
1030
Pipe 1A
Pipe 1B
: Re = 29.2 x 103 x V
: Re = 27.5 x 103 x V
Pipe 2A
Pipe 2B
: Re = 16.4 x 103 x V
: Re = 15.5 x 103 x V
(kg/m3)
999.8
1000.0
999.7
999.1
998.2
997.0
995.7
992.2
988.0
(x 10-3 Ns/m2)
1.781
1.518
1.307
1.139
1.002
0.890
0.798
0.653
0.547
10
60
70
80
90
100
983.2
977.8
971.8
965.3
953.4
0.466
0.404
0.354
0.315
0.282
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
A)
C)
12
D)
E)
F)
13
G)
H)
14
2A
2B
hf.theo
hf.exp
fexp
h=h1-h2)
(Eq. 10)
26
4.33
920
35
4.91
0.882
14.46
(Eq 6 or
(Eq. 4)
Eq. 7 or
Moody
diagram)
0.162
0.473
22
3.67
770
155
4.91
0.747
12.25
0.168
0.352
0.615
0.294
18
3.00
660
240
4.91
0.611
10.02
0.177
0.248
0.420
0.300
14
2.33
565
320
4.91
0.475
7.790
0.189
0.160
0.245
0.290
12
2.00
530
350
4.91
0.407
6.670
0.196
0.122
0.180
0.289
26
4.33
915
185
4.34
0.998
15.47
0.159
0.625
0.730
0.186
22
3.67
780
245
4.34
0.846
13.11
0.166
0.469
0.535
0.189
18
3.00
660
300
4.34
0.691
10.71
0.174
0.328
0.360
0.191
14
2.33
570
350
4.34
0.537
8.320
0.185
0.211
2.220
0.193
12
2.00
535
370
4.34
0.461
7.150
0.193
0.162
0.165
0.197
Q
(1/min)
Q x 10-4
(m3/s)
h1
(mm)
h2
(mm)
A
2
(m x10-4)
V
(m/s)
Re
(x 103)
(m)
2 Dgh f ,exp
0.885
0.303
LV 2
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Pipe
1A
1B
Q x 10-4
(m3/s)
Q
(1/min)
h1
(mm)
h2
(mm)
A
(m x10-4)
2
V
(m/s)
Re
(x103)
ftheo
hf.theo
hf.exp
fexp
(Eq 6 or
Eq. 7 or
Moody
diagram)
(Eq. 4)
h=h1-h2)
(Eq. 10)
(m)
2 Dgh f ,exp
28
4.67
390.2
300
4.91
0.951
28.33
0.137
0.260
0.09
0.047
24
4.00
373
315
4.91
0.815
24.29
0.142
0.198
0.06
0.043
20
3.33
360
330
4.91
0.678
20.20
0.149
0.144
0.03
0.031
16
2.67
353
340
4.91
0.544
16.21
0.157
0.098
0.013
0.021
12
2.00
349
345
4.91
0.407
12.13
0.169
0.059
0.004
0.011
28
4.67
384
305
4.34
1.076
29.59
0.135
0.349
0.079
0.031
24
4.00
370
315
4.34
1.168
32.12
0.132
0.402
0.055
0.018
20
3.33
365
317
4.34
1.402
38.56
0.126
0.553
0.048
0.011
16
2.67
363
320
4.34
1.749
48.10
0.120
0.820
0.043
0.006
12
2.00
365
325
4.34
2.335
64.21
0.111
1.352
0.04
0.003
LV 2
Qx10-4
(m3/s)
h1
(mm)
h2
(mm)
h
(m)
A1
(m2x10-4)
A2
(m2x10-4)
V1
(m/s)
V2
(m/s)
hL,theo
(m)
Eq. 2
hL,exp
(m)
Eq. 9
K
hL,exp /(V12/2g)
16
28
4.67
5356
525
0.01
1.39
4.26
3.360
1.096
0.261
0.524
0.911
24
4.00
490
485
0.005
1.39
4.26
2.878
0.939
0.192
0.382
0.905
20
3.33
445
440
0.005
1.39
4.26
2.396
0.728
0.133
0.266
0.909
16
2.67
405
400
0.005
1.39
4.26
1.921
0.627
0.085
0.173
0.920
12
2.00
365
363
0.002
1.39
4.26
1.439
0.469
0.048
0.096
0.910
Qx10-4
(m3/s)
h1
(mm)
h2
(mm)
h
(m)
A2
2
(m x10-4)
A2
2
(m x10-4)
V1
(m/s)
V2
(m/s)
hL,theo
(m)
Eq. 5
hL,exp
(m)
Eq. 9
hL,exp /(V22/2g)
28
4.67
845
280
0.565
4.26
1.39
1.096
3.360
0.288
0.051
0.089
24
4.00
765
300
0.465
4.26
1.39
0.939
2.878
0.211
0.088
0.208
20
3.33
635
335
0.300
4.26
1.39
0.782
2.396
0.146
0.039
0.133
16
2.67
560
340
0.220
4.26
1.39
0.627
1.921
0.094
0.052
0.276
12
2.00
485
360
0.125
4.26
1.39
0.469
1.439
0.053
0.031
0.294
V
(m/s)
hL,theo
(m)
Eq. 6
hL,exp
(m)
Eq. 9
Qx10-4
(m3/s)
h1
(mm)
h2
(mm)
h
(m)
A
2
(m x10-4)
hL,exp /(V2/2g)
17
28
4.67
825
2201
0.605
1.27
3.677
0.262
1.294
1.878
24
4.00
735
250
0.485
1.27
3.150
0.192
0.991
1.960
20
3.33
640
295
0.345
1.27
2.622
0.133
0.695
1.983
16
2.67
550
330
0.220
1.27
2.102
0.086
0.445
1.976
12
2.00
475
355
0.120
1.27
1.575
0.048
0.246
1.946
hL,exp
(m)
Eq. 9
1.469
K
hL,exp /(V2/2g)
2.132
Qx10-4
(m3/s)
h1
(mm)
h2
(mm)
h
(m)
A
2
(m x10-4)
V
(m/s)
28
4.67
860
80
0.780
1.27
3.677
hL,theo
(m)
Eq. 6
0.262
24
4.00
755
155
0.600
1.27
3.150
0.192
1.106
2.187
20
3.33
640
230
0.410
1.27
2.622
0.133
0.760
2.169
16
2.67
545
295
0.250
1.27
2.102
0.086
0.475
2.109
12
2.00
475
340
0.135
1.27
1.575
0.048
0.261
2.064
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GRAPH RESULT:
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21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
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graph has the highest value of K, while for sudden contraction graph has the lowest. The
different pipe geometry will cause the difference in the value of loss condition and lead to
the difference of the energy loss in pipe. The experiemental value of K obtained for the
experiments of sudden enlargement, sudden contraction, 90 bend pipe and elbow pipe
are all different from the theoritical value of K calculated. This occurs because there
errors happen during the experiment. In addition, the might not be equal to 27 C since
the value of the proposed Ktheo should be at 27 C.
Overall
From the experiment conducted, there are some of the errors that will affect the result of
the experiment. While conducting, presence of air bubble in the tube that caused the
height value of H1 and H2 have lower sensitivity. Unstable flow rate from the water
source will cause the height value to be inaccurate. Furthermore, there are leakages in
some point of the pipe causing the pressure of the water is not consistent and leads to the
difference in the experimental and theoretical value.
Therefore, some precautionary steps should be taken. Firstly, make sure that valve is tide
enough in order to prevent leakage happen during the flow and also to make sure that the
flow rate through the pipe is the same as the flow rate from the water meter. Furthermore,
flow rate must be always constant during experiment by fully open the valve during every
part of experiment. Smaller scale on water meter should be used. Other than that, every
air bubble in the tube is removed. Hence, the reading should be taken repeatedly to
minimize the errors. In avoiding parallax error, the eyes should be perpendicular to the
scale. Last but not least, all water flow must be turn off before pipe changing. This is to
make sure that water level does not exceed maximum level in the tube.
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CONCLUSION
In conclusion, all the objectives of the experiment are achieved. However, the
result obtained in the experiment is inaccurate. This is due to difference in the
experimental value and theoretical value. From the experiment, we can conclude that
linear pipe with rough surface have larger energy losses than the energy losses in linear
pipe with smooth surface. This occurs because friction in rough surface pipe is higher
than the friction in smooth surface pipe. From the experiment, we also know that losses in
pipe are also dependent on the diameter of the pipe. The smaller the diameter will have
the greater losses. Besides, losses in pipe are also dependent on the flow rate. When the
flow rate is higher, the losses will also be greater. Losses in sudden enlargement in pipe
are greater than sudden contraction in pipe and 90 bend pipe. Losses in 90 bend pipe
are greater than losses in sudden contraction in pipe.
Ksudden enlargement > K90 bend > Ksudden contraction
Hence, the precautionary steps should be taken to get the best result in order to
avoid all the errors come out. Some of the steps are to make the flow rate of the water
source consistent and remove the bubble from the tubes in the measurements.
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REFERENCES
A)
Rolf H. Sabersky, Allan J Acosta, Edward G. Hauptmann and E.M. Gates, "Fluid
Flow-A First Course of Fluid Mechanics" (Fourth Edition), Prentice Hall Inc.,
1999.
B)
R.V Giles, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Third Edition), McGrawHill Inc;
1994.
C)
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Appendix
Sample Calculation
For pipe 1 and 2
(i)
(ii)
(iv)Turbulent flow,
(v)
(vi)
(vii) fexp,
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Same method using for data of Pipe 1(B), 2(A) and 2(B) in determine of Reynolds
Number:1B: Re = 27.5 x 103 x V
2A: Re = 16.4 x 103 x V
2B: Re = 15.5 x 103 x V
Losses in Pipe of Sudden Enlargement Pipe
(i)
(ii)h = h1 h2
= 582-570 mm
= 12 mm
= 0.012 m
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
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(vii)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
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(i)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
40
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