EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY OF A VENTURI TUBE AS A DIDACTIC TOOL FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LEARNING

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https://doi.org/10.18540/jcecvl6iss3pp0409-0415

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CFD, Venturi tube, Flow measurement

Abstract

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.

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Published

2020-09-04

How to Cite

da Costa, F. O., Martins, J. T., Sales Ferreira, C. G. ., Tavares de Andrade, G. K. ., Barcelos Mateus, F. L. ., & Lima Corrêa, R. de A. B. . (2020). EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY OF A VENTURI TUBE AS A DIDACTIC TOOL FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LEARNING. The Journal of Engineering and Exact Sciences, 6(3), 0409–0415. https://doi.org/10.18540/jcecvl6iss3pp0409-0415

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