Reynolds Number Experiment

During the later half of the 19th century, Osborne Reynolds demonstrated the difference in laminar and turbulent flow and developed an equation to predict the transition from one flow regime to the other. Flometrics has reproduced Reynolds' famous experiment.

^ Photo shows dye stream transitioning from laminar flow to turbulent flow.

Experiment includes:

• Water supply tank with clear test section tube and "bell mouth" entrance.
• Dye injector with needle valve control for precision metering of dye.
• Rotometer flow meter to measure water flow rate.
• One bottle of dye.
• Laboratory instructions/notes included.

Options:

• Constant water level apparatus maintains a constant water-head during the experiment.
• Electronic flow meter with digital display or PC output capability.

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