As shown in the figure below, a Venturi meter is installed on a 300-mm diameter pipe whose maximum flow is 125 liters per second and the pressure head is 6.5 m of water. Determine the minimum throat diameter that will give a negative head. Solve for the discharge that will pass through the meter when the double column differential mercury gauge connected to it will show a difference of 25 cm. 25cm 6.5 h A2 300mmø A1 ANSWER: a. D = 118mm b. Q = 87 liters/sec

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As shown in the figure below, a Venturi meter is installed on a 300-mm diameter
pipe whose maximum flow is 125 liters per second and the pressure head is 6.5 m of
water. Determine the minimum throat diameter that will give a negative head. Solve for
the discharge that will pass through the meter when the double column differential mercury
gauge connected to it will show a difference of 25 cm.
|25сm
P.
36.5
h
A2
300mmф Al
ANSWER:
a. D = 118mm
b. Q = 87 liters/sec
Transcribed Image Text:As shown in the figure below, a Venturi meter is installed on a 300-mm diameter pipe whose maximum flow is 125 liters per second and the pressure head is 6.5 m of water. Determine the minimum throat diameter that will give a negative head. Solve for the discharge that will pass through the meter when the double column differential mercury gauge connected to it will show a difference of 25 cm. |25сm P. 36.5 h A2 300mmф Al ANSWER: a. D = 118mm b. Q = 87 liters/sec
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