Compressible Flow Banch

Product Description

Compressible Flow Bench
Apparatus comprising a four-stage variable speed motor driven air compressor with seven interchangeable test sections with all necessary instrumentation to conduct experiments.

Test sections:

• Convergent/divergent duct.
• Three ducts of different diameters each with two pressure sensing rings.
• Sudden enlargement.
• Test sections for a range of orifice plates.

Experimental Capabilities:

• Pressure-flow characteristics for a convergent/divergent duct, demonstrating 'choking'. effect Pressure-flow characteristics for a convergent duct.
• Verification of the equation for isentropic flow in a convergent duct.
• Determination of y for air.
• Determination of diffuser efficiency.
• Pressure recovery after sudden enlargement.
• Relation between friction head and velocity in a given pipe.
• Variation of friction coefficient with Reynolds' number for pipes of various diameters.
• Relation between head loss in a bend and flow velocity.
• Pressure-flow characteristics of pipeline orifices.
• Variation of orifice coefficient with orifice diameter/pipe diameter ratio.
• Variation of orifice coefficient with absolute pressure ratio.
• Compressor characteristics at constant speed: pressure flow, power flow, efficiency flow.
• Comprehensive performance characteristics for compressor.
• Energy balance for compressor.