Pipework Energy Losses — MOE Lab Tender Details

Pipework Energy Losses

Compares pressure losses and K value of popular fittings in small-bore pipework Apparatus to investigate losses in various typical fittings over a range of flow rates

Experiments
Measurement and comparison of losses in:
Mitre bend
Elbow bend
Large radius bend
Sudden expansión
Sudden contraction

Specifications
The equipment provides a run of pipework, made up of components manufactured in rigid plastic material, supported in the vertical plane from a baseboard with a vertical panel at the rear. The pipework includes:

Bends and fittings:
90-degree mitre bend, 22 mm internal bore
Small radius, 90-degree elbow bend, 22 mm internal bore, 14 mm centre line radius
Large radius, 90-degree bend, 22 mm internal bore, 45 mm centre line radius
Sudden expansion from 22 mm to 28.4 mm
Sudden contraction from 28.4 mm to 22 mm
10-tube Manometer, 550 mm length
This bench-top apparatus uses smooth plastic tubing, commonly used in domestic and other small-bore water systems.
On the base of the apparatus is a diagram which shows the main dimensions of the pipework and fittings.
Included is a hand-pump to adjust the datum of the piezometers.

Maximum water pressure:
2 bar
Nett dimensions and weight:
980 mm wide x 800 mm high x 460 mm front to back and 12 kg