The University of The South Pacific: School of Engineering and Physics

The University of the South Pacific
School of Engineering and Physics

MM 221 – Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
Lab 4: Application of SFEE to a blower duct system
Lab Session Time: 9am-12am

Student Name: Sahil Roshiv Sharma
Student ID#: S11171799
Student Name: Josua Tirivou

Student Name: Shanil Sahai

AIM
The aim of this experiment is to apply the steady flow equation (SFEE) to a blower-duct
system and study the energy balance of the in a suitable control volume
.
INTRODUCTION
A large number of machineries that operate for extensive periods of time per day under the
same working conditions under which it has been fired up are all classified as steady flow
devices. These machines that follow the steady flow process often have devices such as pipes,
nozzles, diffusers and pumps. (Moore, Chatsaz, d'Entremont and Kowalski, n.d.)
Steady flow process is a process where: the fluid properties can change from point to point in
the control volume but remains the same at any fixed point during the whole process. A
steady-flow process is characterized by the following:
 No properties within the control volume change with time. That is

mcv = constant Ecv = constant
 The heat and work interactions between a steady-flow system and its surroundings do not
change with time. Simply means that they must be equal to the amount leaving
Ein -Eout = ΔECV
 No properties change at the boundaries with time. Thus, the fluid properties at an inlet or
exit will remain the same during the whole process. They can be different at different
opens. (Huang and Gramoll, 2010)
Therefore, the steady flow formula reduces to

Ẇin + ṁ¿) = Q̇out +ṁ¿)
Hence we know that V1 = 0

Ẇin = Q̇out +ṁ¿)
EQUIPMENT
The following is a list of the types of equipment and materials that would be used in the
hardware experiment.
 Blower Duct System

 Pitot Static Tube
 Digital Manometer
METHODOLOGY
The experiment was conducted in the thermo-fluid’s laboratory where a blower duct and pitot
static tube were used to collect the data. The following steps were taken to record the
following results
1. Switch on the blower duct unit and let it run for a few minutes to stabilize the flow
2. Place the pitot static tube into the test section
3. Connect the total pressure tap and the static pressure tap to the digital manometer
4. Record the room temperature value
5. Measure the length and width of the wind tunnel
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Table 1 Hydrostatic force at different depth of immersion
Ẇin PT P∞ T ρ V∞ = V2 Q̇out
(W) (mmH2O) (mmH2O) (K) (kg/m3) (m/s) (W)
559.5 2.85 -0.29 299.15 1.179 7.227 527.538
Sample Calculation
Density *Constants
Patm =101.3kPa
P=𝜌RT R= 0.287 kJ/kg. K
( 101.3 x 103 ) =ρ(0.287 x 103)(299.15)
ρ = 1.179 kg/m3
Flow Velocity
2 ( PT −P∞ )
V∞ =
√ ρ
2 ( 27.9489+2.84392 )
V∞ =
√
V∞ = 7.227m/s
1.179
Steady Flow Energy Equation
2
V2
Ẇin = Q̇out + m ( ) Ṁ = ρ A V
2
7.2272
559.5= Q̇out + (1.2239) ( ) = (1.179)(0.42 x 0.342)
2
(7.2)
559.5 = Q̇out + 31.961 = 1.223kg
Q̇out = 527.538W
Length and width of wind duct

L= 0.42m
W= 0.342m
*temperature was converted to kelvin
It is stated that the heat and work interactions between steady-flow system and its
surroundings do not change due to time (Huang and Gramoll, 2010) however after
conducting the experiment, our final energy value which was 527.53W slightly differed from
our initial energy value of 559.5W having a difference of 31.962W. It could be said that
energy was lost due to temperature in the blower duct.
CONCLUSION
The experiment was useful in exploring that even though in a steady flow system, the heat
and work interactions do not change due to its surroundings, energy could still be lost due to
temperature
REFERENCE
Huang, M. and Gramoll, K., 2010. Multimedia Engineering Thermodynamics. 1st ed. Oklahoma,
pp.36-39.
Moore, J., Chatsaz, M., d'Entremont, A. and Kowalski, J., n.d. Steady Flow Devices. Creative
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School of Engineering and Physics

Lab 4: Application of SFEE to a blower duct system

Lab Session Time: 9am-12am

Student Name: Josua Tirivou

Student Name: Shanil Sahai

 No properties within the control volume change with time. That is

Therefore, the steady flow formula reduces to

Hence we know that V1 = 0

 Blower Duct System

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Table 1 Hydrostatic force at different depth of immersion

559.5 2.85 -0.29 299.15 1.179 7.227 527.538

Length and width of wind duct

*temperature was converted to kelvin

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