Flowmeter Measurement Apparatus

Product Description

FLOW MEASUREMENT APPARATUS

Description of Flow Measurement Apparatus:
 This experiment has been established to investigate the relationships existing between the rate of flow, pressure, and the thickness of the filter cake. Once these relationships are determined for a particular filter press, the size of the ancillary equipment (i.e. pumps and piping) can be determined. The apparatus in our laboratory can be operated in two modes; constant inlet pressure to the filter, or constant filtrate flow rate from the filter. Students will investigate both modes of operation experimentally. Finally, the knowledge gained will be used to design a plate-and-frame filter press operation. 

Specification of Flow Measurement Apparatus:

• Piping system, 8mm nominal bore.
• Venturimeter, transparent, made of clear Acrylic and having convergent and divergent portions, throat diameter 18mm, maximum diameter: 30mm, upstream taper: 1500, downstream taper: 600.
• Number of static pressure taps 8.
• Orifice plate, 30mm nominal diameter.
• Turbine flow meter, 2 liters/s max. flow rate.
• Multi-tube manometer, 0-300 mm column, No. of tubes: 6 with hand pump.

Measurements:

• Static pressures along the venturimeter.
• Static pressures across orifice plate.
• Flow rate using turbine flow meter.
• Actual volume flow rate using Hydraulic Bench or graduated tank.