Flow Control: Creativity Without A Trip Variations On A Drip Giving Head Loss The Slip
Flow Control: Creativity Without A Trip Variations On A Drip Giving Head Loss The Slip
Flow Control: Creativity Without A Trip Variations On A Drip Giving Head Loss The Slip
h
Aorifice
Surface tension
effects here
What controls
the flow?
Q Korifice Aorifice 2 g h
Constant Head: Floats
Q Korifice Aorifice 2 g h
Head can be
h
varied by
changing
buoyancy of
float orifice
Supercritical
open channel
flow!
VERY Flexible hose
Unaffected by downstream conditions!
Constant Head:
Marriot bottle
A simple constant
head device
Why is pressure at the
top of the filter
hL independent of water
level in the Marriot
bottle?
What is the head loss
for this filter?
pin Vin2 pout 2
Vout
zin in hP zout out hT hL
2g 2g
Constant Head: Float Valve
h
Q Korifice Aorifice 2 g h
Surface Tension
4 r 3
Fg w g
3 2
Fs= 2rs
4 r 3
w g g h r 2 2 rs F p= g h r 2
3 2
Surface Tension:
(droplet radius larger than h)
4 r 3
2 0.073
N 10
h (mm)
h m
1000 kg 9.8 m r 1 No flow!
3 2
m s
0.1
1
h 0.1 1 10 100
67,000 1 r
2 r (mm)
m
Flow Control Valve (FCV)
Moving parts
Wear
Corrosion
Precipitation
Incompatible materials
Clogging
Design errors…
Flow Control of Dirty Water
Size!
Use commonly available materials (tire
tubes, PVC pipe, bottles)
Eliminate precision components
Or use components that are already mass
produced (and cheap)
Water Tight Connections!!!!
O’ring seals
PVC glue
Pipe threads
Duct tape
Budget and Machining
Lab supplies
4” filter columns
¼”, 3/8”, ½” flexible tubing
Connectors
Online Hardware store (McMaster)
http://www.mcmaster.com/
Lab/medical supplier (Fisher Scientific)
https://www1.fishersci.com/
Home Depot!