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Based on the energy conservation low, Venturi tube is one of the easiest to use, not expensive and very accurate instrument for flow rate measuring in pipe systems.
Determine pressure drop from the inlet to the throat and calculate flow using calculator.
Resulting values
Q
G
V1
V2
Re
C
Theory
Calculation of flow rate using orifice plate calculator is for incompressible flow, based on the Bernoulli principle:
where is:
p - pressure
rho - density
V - velocity
g - gravitational constant (9.81 m/s2)
z - geodetic height
Assumption that pressure lost is negligible (pressure drop is obvious and included with coefficient of discharge which is introduced bellow):
and:
or:
Substituting:
where C is coefficient of discharge. The above equation is main one used for flow calculation in calculator. Other values are calculated using following equations:
mass flow:
velocities:
If calculator is used for gas flow, then gas is considered as incompressible and ideal. Equation for ideal gas:
Coefficient of discharge C
As fluid exits a reservoir through a small hole and enters another one, or flows out to the open air, stream lines tend to contract itself, mostly because of inertia. Coefficient of discharge C is used to
include this effect.
For the Venturi tubes with diameters in range of D = (200 - 1200 mm), D2/D1 = (0.4 - 0.7) and
ReD = (2 *105 - 2 *106) the coefficient of discharge is C = 0.985.
In this calculator for coefficient off discharge C following equation has been used:
Appliance
Flow through Venturi tube calculator can be used for both liquids and gases. Fluid is considered as incompressible, so density (rho) and temperature (T) are constant through tube. Also, gas is
considered as ideal.
Units of measure are both in SI and English system.
Flow through Venturi tube calculator can be used for calculation of:
volumetric flow - Q
mass flow - G
velocity on inlet, bigger diameter - V1
velocity on smaller diameter - V2
For calculation of those values, necessary values for input are:
inlet, bigger diameter - D1
smaller diameter - D2
inlet pressure - p1
either pressure on smaller diameter - p2, or pressure drop p1-p2
kinematic viscosity - ni, or dynamic viscosity mi
for gases only:
either temperature - T, or density - rho
gas constant - R
for liquids:
density - rho
Beside four values (Q, G, V1, V2), which calculation is main purpose of calculator, values that are not defined by user are determined in process of calculation (for example: if pressure p1 and
temperature T are specified for gas flow - value for rho is calculated together with four main values (Q, G, V1, V2))