Impact of Viscosity Variation, and Flow Rate on Coefficient of Discharge in Venturimeter Utilizing Taguchi Methodology
Manoj Modi1, Swati D. Chougaonkar2, V. Patil3, Prachi Kaneherkar4, Namrata Chandel5, Jayant Awasthi6, Kartik Pawar7
1Dr. Manoj Modi,*, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Acropolis Institute of Technology, and Research, Indore, India.
2Swati D., Chougaonkar ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, SGSITS, Indore, India. Prachi Kaneherkar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SATI, Vidisha, India.
3V. Patil, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Acropolis Institute of Technology and Research, Indore, India.
4Namrata Chandel, Department of Civil Engineering, Acropolis Institute of Technology, and Research, Indore, India.
5Jayant Awasthi, Department of Civil Engineering, Acropolis Institute of Technology, and Research, Indore, India.
6Kartik Pawar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Acropolis Institute of Technology and Research, Indore, India.
Manuscript received on March 28, 2020. | Revised Manuscript received on April 25, 2020. | Manuscript published on April 30, 2020. | PP: 1838-1840 | Volume-9 Issue-4, April 2020. | Retrieval Number: D8364049420/2020©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.D8364.049420
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Abstract: Most of the industries are concerned with flow measurement and accurate measurement of fluid is important to obtain specific proportion as per process requirement. Generally Venturimeter (VM) is utilized in enterprises due to notable highlights offered by it. VM works on the principle of pressure difference i.e. Bernoulli’s principle. By varying cross sectional area of flow, it creates pressure difference along its length which is used to calculate theoretical discharge. Head loss in VM is less as compared to other flow measuring apparatus. Because of its specific geometry eddies formation is avoided causing less head loss. The coefficient of discharge (Cd ) is an important parameter always referred in case of flow measuring devices. For VM it varies from 0.95 to 0.99. Tests have been performed in accordance to Taguchi L9 O-A on cast iron pipe to examine the impact of variations of viscosity, and rates of flow on the Cd.
Keywords: Viscosity, flow rate, VM, and Coefficient of Discharge, etc.