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Energy Losses in Pipe Bends and Fittings (SMT-FM-03)

The Energy Losses in Pipe Bends and Fittings apparatus is designed for experiments to investigate head losses in various pipe bends, fittings, and a gate valve. It allows students to study the effect of different components such as miter bends, 90° elbows, sweep bends, contractions, and enlargements on fluid flow.

The apparatus is mounted on a free-standing framework that supports the test pipework and instrumentation. Each bend and fitting has upstream and downstream pressure tapping points connected to a bank of twelve water manometer tubes, pressurized by a hand pump. Two Bourdon-type manometers (0–2.5 bar) are also included, while a gate valve is provided to regulate flow.

This equipment operates with a Hydraulics Bench (SMT-FM-100) as the water supply source, making it ideal for fluid mechanics laboratories to practically study and compare energy losses in pipe systems.

Pipe Bends and Fittings:

  • Material: PVC
  • Pipe: ½’’ Standard Pipe Size
  • 90-degree miter bend
  • 90-degree elbow
  • Large radius bend
  • Sudden expansion from ½’’ to 1’’ pipe size
  • Sudden contraction from 1’’ to ½’’ pipe size

Gate Valve:

  • Material: Stainless Steel
  • Fitting size: ½’’ Pipe size

Maximum water working Pressure:

  • 2 Bar

Manometer tubes:

  • Qty=12
  • Material: PPI

Bourdon Gauges:

  • Qty=02
  • Measuring Range: 0 to 2.5 bar
  • Panel mount

LxWxH: 800x550x750mm (Approx.)

Weight: approx. 25kg.

Accessories (Included):

  • All necessary Flexible pipes and fittings.
  • Instruction Manual

Operating Conditions:

  • Laboratory Temperature: 5oC to 40oC

Note:

  • This product may produce small splashes of water in use, so you must use it at a safe distance from electrical supplies. ESOLS recommends approximately 2.0 m.
  • Measuring the losses in the fittings relatedto flow rate and calculating loss coefficients related to velocity head.
  • Comparing the pressure drop across each fitting.
  • Investigate pressure losses at elbow and bends.
  • Investigate pressure loss at contraction and enlargement.
  • Pressure loss at a Gate valve and determination of a simple valve characteristic.
  • Compact in size, easy to use and handle.
  • Measurement of Pressure loss in flow though different pipe fittings and in Gate Valve.
  • Pipe Fitting Measurement objects are
  • sudden contraction and sudden enlargement,
  •     Pipe bend,
  •     Miter bend,
  •     Pipe angle and
  •     Gate valve as measurement objects
  • It Includes three different bends - mitre, elbow and large radius.
  • Direct comparison of pressure loss across different pipe fittings and their ‘k’ value
  • 12 tube manometers for displaying the pressures
  • 2 Bourdon tube pressure gauge for pressure measurement
  • Flow rate is measured using base water supply hydraulic Bench. (SMT-FM-100)