Open AccessVariation of Pressure Drop along the Straight and Bifurcated Channel: Experiment and Simulation
Author(s) -
Vishal Bhuria*,
Gurjit Singh,
Satbie Singh Sehgal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of innovative technology and exploring engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2278-3075
DOI - 10.35940/ijitee.l2548.1081219
Subject(s) - pressure drop , mechanics , reynolds number , laminar flow , aspect ratio (aeronautics) , materials science , drop (telecommunication) , flow (mathematics) , volumetric flow rate , channel (broadcasting) , thermodynamics , physics , composite material , engineering , mechanical engineering , turbulence , electrical engineering
This paper derives an experimental and simulated investigation carried to analyze the performance of channel for calculating the pressure drop in laminar flow through rectangular shaped (straight and branched) microchannels. The microchannels taken ranged in variable aspect ratio from 0.75 to 1. Every check piece was made from copper and contained only one channel along a direction. The experiments were conducted with normal water, with Reynolds range starting from some 720 to 3500. Predictions obtained supported that with the variation in the aspect ratio the properties of the fluid also change. It is observed that the pressure drop changes with the change in the aspect ratio and flow rate and found that there is a correlation between the experimental and computational model results.