Fluid Friction Measurements

Investigation of pressure losses
Three long pipe sections made of copper and steel with different diameters
Easy pressure measurement via annular chambers
Pressure and differential pressure measurement with 8 tube manometers, Bourdon tube pressure gauge and electronic differential pressure sensor
Flow measurement via Rota meter and volumetric measuring tank
Pipe section with pipe bends
Pipe section with sudden contraction and enlargement
Pipe section with interchangeable fittings with different opening characteristics: needle valve, shut-off valve, ball valve
Determination of the pressure curve along the measuring section with up to 8 pressure measuring points
Closed water circuit with tank and submersible pump
Stainless steel tank

-4 smoothbore pipes of different diameters ranging from 4.5mm I.D. to 17.2mm I.D.
38 tapping points
Artificially roughened pipe
90° bends (large & small radii)
90° elbow
90° mitre
45° elbow, 45° Y, 90° T
Ball valve
Inline strainer
Sudden enlargement
Sudden contraction
Gate valve
Globe valve
Perspex Venturi
Perspex orifice meter
Perspex pipe section with a Pitot tube & static tapping