I was just wondering if you are able to help me with the following problem.
If you have a 8mm water spray nozzle with water pressure of 2.9bar. What would the flow rate through the nozzle be in cubic meters per hour?
How do you determine it?
I used nozzle flow rate equations and found the answer to be 3.5 cubic meters per hour.
Is this answer correct? It seems too much?
Flow rate through nozzle
Re: Flow rate through nozzle
For this problem you can use nozzle calculator at:
http://www.pipeflowcalculations.com/nozzle/.
For your data I have following results:
Nozzle calculator
2. diameter of nozzle throat (D2):
D2 : 8 mm
3. pressure in front of nozzle (p1):
p1 : 3.91325 bar
4. pressure after nozzle (p2):
p2 : 1.01325 bar
5. pressure drop (p1-p2):
p1-p2 : 290000.0 Pa
6. kinematic viscosity (ν):
ν : 1.006 mm2/s
7. dynamic viscosity (μ):
μ : 0.0010060001 Pas
8. density (ρ):
ρ : 1000 kg/m3
9. volume flow rate (q):
q : 4.3111105 m3/h
12. velocity in nozzle throat (V2):
V2 : 23.82413 m/s
14. Reynolds number in nozzle throat (Red):
Red : 189456.3
15. coefficient of discharge (C):
C : 0.9892325
As you can see flow rate of 4.3 m3/h is possible. Please note that I used pressure in front of nozzle of 2.9+1.01 bar = 3.91 bar absolute, and pressure after the nozzle of 1.01 bar - atmospheric.
http://www.pipeflowcalculations.com/nozzle/.
For your data I have following results:
Nozzle calculator
2. diameter of nozzle throat (D2):
D2 : 8 mm
3. pressure in front of nozzle (p1):
p1 : 3.91325 bar
4. pressure after nozzle (p2):
p2 : 1.01325 bar
5. pressure drop (p1-p2):
p1-p2 : 290000.0 Pa
6. kinematic viscosity (ν):
ν : 1.006 mm2/s
7. dynamic viscosity (μ):
μ : 0.0010060001 Pas
8. density (ρ):
ρ : 1000 kg/m3
9. volume flow rate (q):
q : 4.3111105 m3/h
12. velocity in nozzle throat (V2):
V2 : 23.82413 m/s
14. Reynolds number in nozzle throat (Red):
Red : 189456.3
15. coefficient of discharge (C):
C : 0.9892325
As you can see flow rate of 4.3 m3/h is possible. Please note that I used pressure in front of nozzle of 2.9+1.01 bar = 3.91 bar absolute, and pressure after the nozzle of 1.01 bar - atmospheric.
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