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This paper deals with the study of experimental approach and investigation by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) on various flow devices. An orifice meter, venturimeter and a nozzle meter are the most common type of measuring devices used for rate of flow by creating the differences in velocity and pressure. Pressure drop is an important parameter occurring in these flow devices, which is due to restricted passage of flow, properties, diameter ratio, etc. The focus here is to calculate the coefficient of discharge and other flow parameters to analyze theoretically with the application of Bernoulli’s equation. The main objective of this paper is to analyze the variations across the sections of orifice meter, venturimeter and nozzle meter. Comparison of results by both experimental and computational methods was clearly understood, and also, the flow level was calibrated by calculating the coefficient of discharge in both the methods.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Management lead by Vice Chancellor, Dr. (Fr.) Thomas C. Mathew, Engineering Director Dr. Fr. Benny Thomas, Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering Dr. Iven Joseand Mechanical Department HOD and Associate Professor, Dr. Gurumoorthy S. Hebbar for encouraging this R&D work and permission to present and publish. Also our sincere thanks to Mr. Ganesh, Lab Technician, for the support during our experimental works carried out.
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Gowtham Sanjai, S., Suresh, V., Bedi, R., Sumanthran, A. (2021). Experimental Approach and CFD Analysis on Flow Devices. In: Rushi Kumar, B., Sivaraj, R., Prakash, J. (eds) Advances in Fluid Dynamics. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4308-1_33
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