Open AccessEXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY OF A VENTURI TUBE AS A DIDACTIC TOOL FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LEARNING
Author(s) -
Felipe Orlando da Costa,
Jéssica Trindade Martins,
Caio Guilherme Sales Ferreira,
Giovanna Kellen Tavares de Andrade,
Felipe Leonardo Barcelos Mateus,
Renata de Aquino Brito Lima Corrêa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of engineering and exact sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2527-1075
DOI - 10.18540/jcecvl6iss3pp0409-0415
Subject(s) - venturi effect , orifice plate , pressure drop , flow coefficient , nozzle , discharge coefficient , computational fluid dynamics , body orifice , mechanical engineering , flow (mathematics) , mechanics , volumetric flow rate , tube (container) , computer science , materials science , engineering , physics , inlet
The Venturi tube measures the fluid’s flowrate by use of an obstruction in the flow path. As a tool to understand the fundamental principles of Chemical Engineering, an experimental device for flow measurement integrating a Venturi tube was developed in the course of the Chemical Engineering Projects I from the Federal University of Lavras. The system was constructed with materials of low-cost and easy access. The experimental results for the flow and pressure drop were compared with theorical values and with additional data obtained by the use of a numerical and computational method (CFD). The discharge coefficient was 0.680 ± 0.018 [-], an intermediate value of those found in the literature for orifice plate and flow nozzle meters. The numerical method was successfully able to predict the pressure drop in the system.