Measuring airflow using a simple venturi tube

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Uploaded by on Nov 16, 2009

Here, we are using a home-made venturi tube to measure airflow through a PVC pipe, coming from the air fan on our lab's turbocompressor system. The venturi tube produces a pressure drop which is detected by a Rosemount 3051 differential pressure transmitter, characterized (square-root function) and reported to a DATAQ data acquisition unit to be graphed and displayed on the computer screen.

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  • an Orfice plate is even more simple :)

  • We've tried making small orifice plates, but they generally require machining (more work), and they tend to give less accurate results than the home-made venturi. With small-sized orifice plates, the turbulent zone is so close to the downstream side of the plate that it's really tough to get a low-pressure tap position that works well. The venturi tube, on the other hand, is fool-proof for small pipe sizes.

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  • How to measuring the duct hot air flow in cubic meter.i have some data here please help some one.

    the duct diameter is 100cm

    the fan rpm is . 1200

    the air temp is . 200c

    the dynamic pressure is. 18 mm H2O

    the static pressure is . 10 mm H2O

    the total pressure is 12 mm H2O

  • Awesome video. I really found this interesting thanks.

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