Development and Experimental Assessment of a Fluid …
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Fig. 3 Experimental setup
efficiency, and pump efficiency can be plotted. PLX DAQ software enables to read,
store, and display results in MS Excel.
The graph in Fig. 5 shows comparison of discharge measured by both ways. Experimental method shows good agreement with discharge measured using developed
system.
The pump characteristics plotted for the experimentation is carried out here.
Figure 6 shows variation of head, output power, and efficiency with respect to
discharge.
The developed system is more compatible as compared to the existing fluid flow
measurement systems which are time consuming, bulky and affected by pressure,
temperature, and viscosity with self-draining characteristics. The existing systems
also require appropriate observation followed by theoretical calculations. Hence, the
developed system incorporates flow management system integration of flow meters
with the electronic control system. In the generation of open-source instrumentation,
it is quite easy to implement such in-house built systems. The advocated approach
is efficient, reliable, inexpensive, and flexible particularly for academic research.
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Fig. 3 Experimental setup
efficiency, and pump efficiency can be plotted. PLX DAQ software enables to read,
store, and display results in MS Excel.
The graph in Fig. 5 shows comparison of discharge measured by both ways. Experimental method shows good agreement with discharge measured using developed
system.
The pump characteristics plotted for the experimentation is carried out here.
Figure 6 shows variation of head, output power, and efficiency with respect to
discharge.
The developed system is more compatible as compared to the existing fluid flow
measurement systems which are time consuming, bulky and affected by pressure,
temperature, and viscosity with self-draining characteristics. The existing systems
also require appropriate observation followed by theoretical calculations. Hence, the
developed system incorporates flow management system integration of flow meters
with the electronic control system. In the generation of open-source instrumentation,
it is quite easy to implement such in-house built systems. The advocated approach
is efficient, reliable, inexpensive, and flexible particularly for academic research.