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This document provides information about an experiment to measure the force of a water jet impacting flat, hemispherical, and conical plates. Students are instructed to take force and flow rate measurements for each plate across a range of jet velocities. They will then plot the theoretical and experimental forces and compare the results to analyze any differences according to momentum theory. The aim is to better understand momentum analysis of fluid flow systems as it relates to the course materials.

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Lab Impact of Jet Revised

This document provides information about an experiment to measure the force of a water jet impacting flat, hemispherical, and conical plates. Students are instructed to take force and flow rate measurements for each plate across a range of jet velocities. They will then plot the theoretical and experimental forces and compare the results to analyze any differences according to momentum theory. The aim is to better understand momentum analysis of fluid flow systems as it relates to the course materials.

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The Knowledge Of This Lab Is Related To The Materials In

Chapter 6: Momentum Analysis Of Flow Systems

Fluid Mechanic Lab

Impact of a Jet

The information in this document has been extracted from User Manual for Impact of a Jet
manufactured by TecQuipment Ltd
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AIM
Measuring force by water jet on flat plate, hemispherical cup and conical plate and comparing with
momentum law.

DESCRIPTION OF THE APPARATUS


Figures 1 shows the arrangement in which the bench supply is led to a vertical pipe terminating in a
tapered nozzle. This produces a jet of water which impinges on the vane in the form of a Flat Plate,
Hemispherical Cup and Conical Plate. The nozzle and vane are contained within a transparent
cylinder; at the base of the cylinder there is an outlet by which the flow may be directed to the
weighing tank.
The vane is supported by a pivoted beam, which carries a jockey weight and is restrained by a light
spring. The lever may be set to a balanced position (as indicated by the tally suspended from it) by
placing the jockey weight at its zero position and then adjusting the knurled nut above the spring. Any
force generated by impact of the jet on the vane may now be measured by moving the jockey weight
along the lever until the tally shows t hat the lever has been restored to its original balanced position.

Figure 1- Diagrammatic arrangement of apparatus


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THEORY

EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
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Level the apparatus with the jockey weight at its zero position.
Turn on the pump and open the supply valve to the maximum.
Move the jockey weight to the position that restores the lever to the balanced position.
Measure the weight and time of flow stored in the hydraulic bench.
A series of about FOUR readings with roughly equally spaced positions of the jockey weight
should be taken by decreasing the flow rate from the bench control valve.
6- Repeat these for flat plate, the hemispherical cup and conical plate.
7- Record you data in the table provided with this document.
8- The diameter of the nozzle (10 mm), the height of the vane above the tip of the nozzle ( s = 35
mm) when the lever is balanced, the distance between the centre of the vane and the pivot of
the lever (0.15 m) and the mass of jockey weight (0.6 kg) should be noted.

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Shape of
plate
Flat
plate

Hemisph
erical
cup

Conical
plate

Volume
(L)

Time
(s)

y
(m)

W
(kg)

(kg/s)

u
(m/s)

uo
(m/s)

uo
(N)

F
(N)

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

Report:
Your report should be typed in the right format and length (Font: Times New Roman; Font size: 12 pt;
Line spacing: single; Length of document: 8 pages maximum) and include the followings.
A table includes your Group information, detailed information of each student in the
group (student number, surname, give names) and her/his contribution ratio in the
work (if different contribution), signature of each student in the group.
Introduction (1 page including the aims),
o Research background need to be included,
o Real applications.
Aim of the experiments (3-5 bullets),
o Highlights of this lab.
Entre data in the table (2 pages maximum)
o Give the necessary equations,
o Describe and discuss the results.
Plot theoretical and experimental forces (N) on the vanes on vertical axis versus rate
of delivery of momentum, uo, (kg m/s2) on horizontal axis (2 page maximum).
o Make the graph nice and easy to understand,
o Describe and discuss the results.
Compare and discuss the difference between theoretical and experimental results. (2
pages maximum)
o Give detailed discussion,
o Explanation of the error in the lab.
Conclusion (0.5 page maximum).
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