Laboratory Experimental Help
Budget: $10 – $30 CAD
The aim of this lab experiment is to provide a better understanding of how to use a manometer, and
apply Bernoulli’s equation in real flows, and of the physical meaning of the terms static pressure,
stagnation pressure, and dynamic pressure. It will also allow us to compare the ideal, frictionless
predictions of Bernoulli’s equation to the actual flow through a Venturi. The Venturi meter is a flowmeasurement device consisting of a convergent-divergent length of pipe. The experimental setup
consists of a bell-mouth inlet through which air is drawn from the room, followed by the Venturi. The
bell-mouth inlet is itself a flow-measurement device and in this experiment, the flow rates
determined from it will be assumed to be the true (actual) values. A vacuum cleaner connected to
the downstream end of the Venturi provides the suction, driving the fluid flow through the Venturi.
apply Bernoulli’s equation in real flows, and of the physical meaning of the terms static pressure,
stagnation pressure, and dynamic pressure. It will also allow us to compare the ideal, frictionless
predictions of Bernoulli’s equation to the actual flow through a Venturi. The Venturi meter is a flowmeasurement device consisting of a convergent-divergent length of pipe. The experimental setup
consists of a bell-mouth inlet through which air is drawn from the room, followed by the Venturi. The
bell-mouth inlet is itself a flow-measurement device and in this experiment, the flow rates
determined from it will be assumed to be the true (actual) values. A vacuum cleaner connected to
the downstream end of the Venturi provides the suction, driving the fluid flow through the Venturi.