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Venturi Meter and Artificial Heart
One of the most important laws in physics of fluid dynamics that is widely used in medicine is Bernoulli's
equation. This equation ሺoften also called Bernoulli’s principleሻ describes the pressures and velocities of
fluids in a pipe, which is widely used to model the processes/conditions affecting blood circulatory system
in a body. The main purpose of this laboratory experiments is to give you some experience with fluid
dynamics.
Objectives
Understand Bernoulli’s principle and learn how to use devices such as venturi tube,
flow meter and
pressure sensor to measure fluid flow velocity and corresponding pressure.
Learn how Bernoulli’s principle and continuity equation can be applied to study the cardiovascular
system in the human body.
Introduction
Part1. Bernoulli Principle
Bernoulli's principle states that when an incompressible, smoothly flowing fluid gains speed, internal
pressure in the fluid decreases, and vice versa. Ignoring changes in temperature and density, and energy
dissipated by friction, Bernoulli's principle can be expressed as following:
࠵? ࠵?࠵?ℎ
ଵ
ଶ
࠵?࠵?
ଶ
ൌ ࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵?
ሺ1ሻ
where ࠵? is the density of the fluid, ࠵? is its speed,
h
is the elevation of the fluid ሺmeasured with respect to
some reference pointሻ and ࠵? is the internal pressure of the fluid. Actually, Eq. ሺ1ሻ expresses conservation
of energy for flowing fluids.
When a fluid is at rest ሺ࠵? ൌ 0ሻ, Bernoulli's equation ሺ1ሻ reduces to
࠵? ࠵?࠵?ℎ ൌ ࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵?
, which gives the
increase in pressure with decreasing elevation ሺincreasing depthሻ in a motionless fluid.
When a fluid is in motion, and if the fluid flow is horizontal ሺno change in elevationሻ,
then Eq. ሺ1ሻ can be
rewritten as
࠵?
ଵ
ଶ
࠵?࠵?
ଶ
ൌ ࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵?
ሺ2ሻ
In case of incompressible fluid, it moves in such a way that mass
is conserved. It means that when a fluid is flowing in a tube of
varying cross-section ሺFigure 1ሻ, the volumetric flow rate, ࠵? ൌ
࠵?࠵?, ሺwhere ࠵? is the cross-sectional area of the pipeሻ is the same
everywhere in the tube, i.e.
࠵? ൌ ࠵?
ଵ
ൌ ࠵?
ଵ
࠵?
ଵ
ൌ ࠵?
ଶ
࠵?
ଶ
ൌ ࠵?
ଶ
ሺ3ሻ
Eq. ሺ3ሻ is called the
Continuity Equation
for steady flow. In case of
circular pipe with radii ࠵?
ଵ
and ࠵?
ଶ
, Eq. ሺ3ሻ can be written as ࠵?
ଵ
ଶ
࠵?
ଵ
ൌ ࠵?
ଶ
ଶ
࠵?
ଶ
.
Figure 1
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In our experiments we will use a venturi meter ሺsee Figure 2ሻ as a pipe of varying cross-section and air as
the fluid. There are two kind of venturi tubes used in this lab: short ሺ~ 9.5 inches in length with 2࠵?
ଵ
ൌ 16
mm and 2࠵?
ଶ
ൌ 8 mmሻ and long ሺ~ 13 inches in length with 2࠵?
ଵ
ൌ 12 mm and 2࠵?
ଶ
ൌ 8 mmሻ.
If the air flows from the wide part of the venturi
tube to the narrow part, the velocity of the air in
section 2 will be higher than in section 1. Then,
according to Eq. ሺ2ሻ, the pressure in section 2
will be lower than in section 1.
By modeling the air flowing through the venturi
meter as a steady flow of incompressible,
nonviscous fluid, from Eqs. ሺ2ሻ and ሺ3ሻ it follows
that the difference between the pressure in section 2 and the pressure in section 1, ∆࠵?
ଵ,ଶ
, must vary linearly
with the air flow rate squared, i.e.
∆࠵?
ଵ,ଶ
ൌ ࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵? ൈ ࠵?
ଶ
ሺ4ሻ
In the first part of the lab we will experimentally test this equation, i.e. whether ∆࠵?
ଵ,ଶ
is linearly dependent
on ࠵?
ଶ
, as follows from Bernoulli’s Principle and the continuity equation.
Part2. Artificial Heart
As noted above, Bernoulli Principle ሺEq. ሺ2ሻ tells us that as pressure increases, velocity decreases and vice
versa. Therefore, if someone has high blood pressure then the velocity of the blood in this person’s arteries
will be smaller than normal, causing the heart to work harder since it will take longer for oxygenated blood
to reach the extremities of the body.
Now let's think about atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries in case when the artery becomes
constricted. This is analogous to decreasing the cross-sectional area of a pipe ሺsee Eq. ሺ3ሻሻ. Let’s predict
what will happen to blood pressure and velocity.
From the continuity equation ሺ3ሻ it follows that as the radius ሺor cross-sectional areaሻ decreases, the
velocity in the pipe goes up to keep the flow rate constant. Then, according to Bernoulli's equation ሺ2ሻ this
increase in velocity would lead to a pressure decrease.
At first, this may seem counterintuitive since atherosclerosis increases the likelihood that the artery will
burst, causing a heart attack or stroke. But the artery does not burst due to the blood pressure in the
constriction, it bursts because of the pressure the plaque exerts on the arterial wall or because a completely
blocked artery would create an increase in blood pressure in the chamber before the blockage, akin to
filling up a water balloon until it burst.
In the second part of the lab we will measure some physical properties of “blood” flow in an artificial body
and see how Bernoulli’s Principle and the Continuity equation can be used to explain our observations.
This artificial body consists of a “heart” that pumps “blood” into a system of arteries.
Let’s remind ourselves of how our heart works. The heart consists of two sides, right and left. The right
side takes the blood from the body through the veins and pumps it to the lungs, the left side takes the now
oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it through the arteries into the body. Each side of an actual
Figure 2
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heart has two chambers and two one-way valves. The way the heart pumps is that the first chamber, the
atrium expands filling with blood.
As the atrium contracts the first one-way valve is opened
and the blood enters the second chamber, the ventricle.
The ventricle is expanding at this time, which also draws
the blood into the chamber. Then the ventricle begins to
contract closing the first one-way valve and opening the
second, pumping the blood out of the heart ሺsee Figure
3ሻ.
As our artificial body doesn’t have lungs, our artificial
heart can be significantly simplified: it consists of just the
left side. Also, our artificial heart doesn't include the left
atrium, so the “blood” starts at the “left ventricle” ሺairline
with air under pressure of ~18 psiሻ. From the “left
ventricle” the “blood” is pushing into the “aorta”, the
main piece of the venturi meter, through the “aortic”
valve ሺPVC gray one way valveሻ. Then the “blood” flows
into the system of arteries ሺoutlet and side connecting tubes in Figure 2ሻ, which may have different
constrictions to model hardening of the arteries.
Equipment
Figure 4 shows initial setup of the
apparatus used in this experiment which
consists of venturi meter, flow meter and
quad pressure sensor.
Figure 3
Figure 4
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kPa
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Venturi Meter and Artificial Heart
ሺExperimental Procedure and Data Analysisሻ
Lab Section ሺDay & Timeሻ:
________________________________
Name:
________________________________________________________________________
Station #:
___________
Part1. Venturi Meter
In this part of the lab we will verify the validity of
Bernoulli's principle ሺsee the lab manual, Eqs. ሺ1-2ሻሻ
by
using venturi meter connected to flow meter and pressure sensors.
1. Make sure that the power for the Pasco Interface 850 is turned on.
2. Check that:
The air supply faucet knob is closed
The apparatus’ gray valve is open
The Quad Pressure Sensor is plugged into the Pasport 1 port on the interface, and three side tubes
of the venturi meter are connected via plastic tubing to the Quad Pressure Sensor channels as shown
in Figure 4 in the lab manual
3. Open a CapStone file named P131L07_Template.cap located in Workbook folder on the Taskbare of your
lab station PC.
4. Click “Record” button, wait for 5-10 seconds and click “Stop”. Record the three sensor readings ሺwith
three decimal placesሻ at ࠵? ൌ 0 below.
࠵?
ଵ,௧
ൌ
_______________
kPa
࠵?
ଶ,௧
ൌ
_______________
kPa
࠵?
ଷ,௧
ൌ
_______________
kPa
Ideally, all three sensors should show the same
absolute atmospheric pressure, but they may
not, so letting us estimate the uncertainty in
measured pressure by these kind of sensors.
5. Calculate the standard deviation in pressure
and record its value below.
࠵?
ൌ
_______________
kPa
6. Now, slowly and gently turn the air supply
faucet knob counterclockwise until the flow
meter shows the flow rate of 50 L/min ሺliters
per minuteሻ.
7. Click “Record” button, wait for 5-10 seconds,
then click “Stop” and record the three sensor
readings ሺwith three decimal placesሻ in Table 1.
8. Repeat the previous step for the air flow 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20 and 10 L/min. Note: Use the apparatus’
gray valve to gradually reduce/increase the air flow to a desired value.
࠵?
L/min
P
1,abs
kPa
P
2,abs
kPa
P
3,abs
kPa
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
0
Table 1.
Experimental Data
slope
A
a
99.86
99.84
99.97
104.68
104.31
104.52
103.86
103.52
103.73
103.00
102.74
102.94
99
89
102.29
102.09
102.24
101.65
101.49
101.66
101.06
100.95
101.12
100.63
100.56
100.72
100.28
100.24
100.37
100.01
99.99
100.12
99.81
99.80
99.93
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9. Close the gray valve of the apparatus, then click the “Record” button, wait for 5-10 seconds, then click
“Stop”, and record the three sensor readings at ࠵? ൌ 0 L/min in Table 1. Note: These readings and ones you
measured in step 4 must be the same within the error estimated in step 5.
Data Analysis for Part 1
First, let’s convert the physical quantities you measured above in SI units, that is the flow rate from L/min
to m
3
/s ሺ1 L/min ൌ 1.67
10
5
m
3
/sሻ and pressure from kPa to Pa ሺ1 kPa ൌ 1
10
3
Pa ሻ.
10. Convert the flow rate values listed in Table 1 to m
3
/s and record them in the same order in Table 2.
11. For each ࠵? calculate its ࠵?
ଶ
value and record in Table 2.
To reduce errors due to the difference in pressure reading by the sensors in step 4, let’s convert the
absolute ሺabsሻ pressures, ࠵?
,௦
, collected in Table 1 to pressures, ࠵?
,
, relative ሺrelሻ to the atmospheric
pressure and at the same time, convert the pressures from kPa to Pa as ࠵?
,
ൌ ൫࠵?
,௦
െ ࠵?
,௧
൯ ൈ 10
ଷ
,
where ࠵? is the sensor number ሺ1,2 or 3ሻ. Record these values in Table 2.
12. For each flow rate, calculate the absolute value of the pressure difference between the constriction
ሺSection 2ሻ and the first chamber ሺSection 1ሻ, ∆࠵?
ଵ,ଶ
ൌ ห࠵?
ଶ,
െ ࠵?
ଵ,
ห and record the values in Table 2.
13. Repeat the same calculations for the absolute value of the pressure difference between the third
ሺSection 3ሻ and the first chamber ሺSection 1ሻ, ∆࠵?
ଵ,ଷ
ൌ ห࠵?
ଷ,
െ ࠵?
ଵ,
ห and record these values in Table 2.
14. Copy the 2
nd
and 6
th
columns of Table 2 into LibreOffice Calc worksheet, plot ∆࠵?
ଵ,ଶ
vs ࠵?
ଶ
graph, and then
apply LINESTሺሻ function to find the slope of the linear regression line, its uncertainty and the coefficient of
determination. Record your results below:
࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵?࠵? ൌ ቀ
∆
భ,మ
ொ
మ
ቁ
௦
ൌ
______________________
_____________
Pa
ሺm
3
/sሻ
2
R
2
ൌ
___________
࠵?
m
3
/s
࠵?
ଶ
ሺ m
3
/s ሻ
2
P
1,rel
Pa
P
2,rel
Pa
P
3,rel
Pa
∆࠵?
ଵ,ଶ
Pa
∆࠵?
ଵ,ଷ
Pa
Table 2.
Experimental Results*
* In the first two columns, use scientific notation for the numerical values and round them to two decimal places. No decimal
places should be used for the rest 5 columns.
99.84
m
my
Prelative
Paksolute
Patmosphere
8
355
4
6.97225
7
4820
4470
4550
350
270
7.515
E
4
5.64755
7
4000
3680
3760
320
240
6.685
4
4
4622457
3140
2900
2970
240
170
5
8455
4
3.416405
7
2430
2250
2270
180
160
5
OIE
4
2.5100
E
7
1790
1650
1690
40
100
4
1755
4
1.743065
7
1200
1110
1150
90
50
3.34
4
1
2285057
770
720
750
50
20
2.5055
4
6.275025
420
400
400
20
20
1.67
4
2.78895
8
150
150
150
0
0
0.99
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In the space to the right include a picture
ሺscreenshotሻ of the ∆࠵?
ଵ,ଶ
vs ࠵?
ଶ
graph.
15. By combining Bernoulli’s Principle with
continuity equation we can get the following
expression for
∆
భ,మ
ொ
మ
:
∆
భ,మ
ொ
మ
ൌ
ఘ
ଶ
ሺ
భ
మ
ି
మ
మ
మ
మ
భ
మ
ሻ ൌ
Slope
ሺ5ሻ
where ࠵? is the air density, and A
1
and A
2
are the
cross-sectional areas of the wide and narrow
sections of the venturi tube, respectively.
16. Use Eq. ሺ5ሻ to find the air density, then use
the uncertainty in the slope you found above to
estimate the experimental error in the air
density and record both values below.
࠵? ൌ
__________________
_____________
kg/m
3
Note: In this experiment the density of air can vary ሺfrom device to deviceሻ in the range of 1 – 3 kg/m
3
.
Question 1. Does the numerical value of the air density you found make sense? Explain your reasoning.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Question 2.
Do your experimental results support the Bernoulli’s Principle? Explain your reasoning.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Question 3. Sections 1 and 3 of the venturi meter have the same cross-sectional area. According to
Bernoulli’s Principle when fluid flows from narrow section 2 to section 3 its velocity must decrease and the
pressure in section 3 should recover to the same value as in section 1. Are your experimental results
consistent with this prediction? If not, what could be reason for any discrepancy? Briefly describe your
observations and conclusions below:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Note: It could be helpful to make a comparison using the values of ∆࠵?
ଵ,ଶ
and ∆࠵?
ଵ,ଷ
in table 2.
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Part 2. Artificial Heart
Measure the Flow Rates in Arterial Branches
Arteries in the human body branch out to carry blood to different parts of the body. In our current model,
these four open outlets of the venturi meter will represent artery branches. In this experiment, you will
investigate how branching affects the flow rate of the blood.
17. Carefully disconnect the pressure sensors from the venturi meter. Then, Gradually open the gray valve
of the apparatus to get a flow rate of about ~ 20-30 L/min and block the end of one of the open side tubes
with your fingers. Now, that one of the outlets is closed, watch what happens to the flow rate. Next, use
your fingers to block two or even three open side tubes simultaneously and observe the flow rates.
18. Close the gray valve of the apparatus and explain your observations. Note: The continuity equation ሺEq.
3ሻ could be very helpful.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Measure How a Constricted Artery Affects the Blood Velocity in an Arterial Branch
In the body some of the arteries may have atherosclerosis ሺhardening of the arteriesሻ, or some may just be
bigger than others.
19. To simulate different sized arteries,
Reattach the pressure sensors to the three side tubes of the venturi meter ሺsee Figure 4 in the lab
manualሻ.
Attach a 6 inch long silicone tube to the outlet of the venturi meter. Then, gradually open the gray
valve of the apparatus to get a flow rate of about ~ 20-30 L/min .
20. You can squeeze a little bit at the end of the tube to constrict the flow to model a smaller artery. Then,
use a small piece of paper placed near the squeezed end of the tube to observe how the velocity changes in
an arterial branch when the branch is constricted. Play around with this, then, when you are done, close
the air supply faucet knob leaving the gray valve open and explain your observations below:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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