Authors :
Egbo C. A; Abbey T. M
Volume/Issue :
Volume 6 - 2021, Issue 12 - December
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Abstract :
In this study of the flow of fluid in a
bifurcating channel, an experimental method was
adopted, where six (6) glasses of bifurcated tubes with
angles (θ) measured from the centerline of the mother
tube ranging from 5o
to 30o
. Also, four (4) fluid samples
whose physical properties were presented in Table (1)
were used. Each of the fluid samples were allowed to flow
through the different bifurcated glass tubes and the time
taken to recover the following designated volumes of
100ml, 200ml, 300ml, 400ml and 500ml to be recovered
into a beaker is recorded, then the volume flow rate, the
flow velocity and the Reynolds number for each of the
fluid sample were computed and the results presented. A
critical examination of the profiles of results presented in
Figure (1) – (4) shows that as the bifurcating angles
increases, the time taken to recover the designated
volume of water increases, i.e as the bifurcating angle
increases the volume flow rate decreases for all fluid
samples. Similar results were also observed for the flow
velocity, the trend of the results displayed on the graphs
shows decrease in the flow velocity as the angle of
bifurcation decreases for all fluid samples. For Figure (5)
to (10) the pattern of results obtained from the graphs
shows that the flow rate for the various samples decrease
as the density increases from water to groundnut oil.
Same pattern of result was also obtained for the Reynolds
number.
Keywords :
Bifurcation angle, Viscous fluid, Reynolds number Flow rate.
In this study of the flow of fluid in a
bifurcating channel, an experimental method was
adopted, where six (6) glasses of bifurcated tubes with
angles (θ) measured from the centerline of the mother
tube ranging from 5o
to 30o
. Also, four (4) fluid samples
whose physical properties were presented in Table (1)
were used. Each of the fluid samples were allowed to flow
through the different bifurcated glass tubes and the time
taken to recover the following designated volumes of
100ml, 200ml, 300ml, 400ml and 500ml to be recovered
into a beaker is recorded, then the volume flow rate, the
flow velocity and the Reynolds number for each of the
fluid sample were computed and the results presented. A
critical examination of the profiles of results presented in
Figure (1) – (4) shows that as the bifurcating angles
increases, the time taken to recover the designated
volume of water increases, i.e as the bifurcating angle
increases the volume flow rate decreases for all fluid
samples. Similar results were also observed for the flow
velocity, the trend of the results displayed on the graphs
shows decrease in the flow velocity as the angle of
bifurcation decreases for all fluid samples. For Figure (5)
to (10) the pattern of results obtained from the graphs
shows that the flow rate for the various samples decrease
as the density increases from water to groundnut oil.
Same pattern of result was also obtained for the Reynolds
number.
Keywords :
Bifurcation angle, Viscous fluid, Reynolds number Flow rate.
