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D: VISUALISATION OF FLOWS

PART 1
To observe the potential flows between the different bodies.

APPARATUS

OBSERVATIONS
For square:

For cylinder:
Qualitative analysis of circular cylinder :
Q = 1000 L/hour

1. Flow rate (Q) = 277.78 ml/second

2. Width (w) = 60.6 cm

3. Depth (d) = 0.2 cm

4. Diameter (cylinder) = 6.1 cm

U∞ = Q/(wd)

U∞ = 22.919 cm/sec

Calculation of :

U∞ = / y

= U∞ * y

= 22.919*2 cm^2/sec

= 45.838 cm^2/sec

Theoretical streamline image:

Practically observed streamlines:

Image processed as binary image with black stream lines.
 PART II:
To find the relation between Reynold’s number and Strouhal’s
number.

Observations:
For the cylinder of diameter = 5cm

Length Time Tm U∞ No. of time Tv f= Strouhal Viscosity Density Reynold

of flow L taken vortices taken number (in SI s No.
(m) (second) Mean = L/Tm (n) (Tv) Mean n/Tv unit) (Kg/m^3
time St ) Re
time

5.7 26.13

1.00 6.4 6.15 0.1626 15 26.42 25.24 0.594 0.1826 0.00089 1000 9134.83

6.35 23.19

17.2 63

1.00 15.3 16.83 0.059 15 63 65.66 0.228 0.19322 0.00089 1000 3314

18.0 71

6.3 27.3

1.00 8.2 6.97 0.1434 15 29.2 28.4 0.528 0.1841 0.00089 1000 8056.17

6.4 28.7
 For the cylinder of diameter 3.5 cm

Length Time Tm U∞ No. of time Tv f= Strouhal Viscosity Density Reynold

of flow L taken vortices taken number (in SI s No.
(m) (second) Mean = L/Tm (n) (Tv) Mean n/Tv unit) (Kg/m^3
time St ) Re
time

5.7 21.50

1.00 6.4 6.15 0.1626 15 19.53 20.26 0.74 0.1592 0.00089 1000 6394.38

6.35 19.75

17.2 65

1.00 15.3 16.83 0.059 20 64 63.66 0.157 0.18637 0.00089 1000 2320.22

18.0 62

6.3 18.7

1.00 8.2 6.97 0.1434 15 17.6 18.8 0.797 0.19452 0.00089 1000 5639.32

6.4 20.1


 Plot between theoretical and experimental values:

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