Determinación de la capacidad de flujo y caída de presión en tuberías horizontales variando el diámetro interno y la fricción.

Abstract

The study of fluid flow through pipes implies the use of different equations such as; the Bernoulli, Swamme-Jain and Darcy Weisbach equation, for the purposes of this project, variations will be made in two parameters of the pipe being the internal diameter and roughness in order to improve the flow capacity and reduce the pressure drop of the fluid when moving from one team to another. In this project, it is expected to obtain the variation in the flow capacity and the changes in pressure to improve the flow conditions, with which it is necessary to identify the variables with the greatest incidence in flow capacity and in losses of kinetic energy through the pipeline, allowing a more accurate decision-making when optimizing fluid transport. Among the existing equations for the study of fluids, the general equation of energy proposed by Bernoulli will be used to determine the variations in pressure drop, within it the equation of pressure loss due to friction proposed by Darcy will be substituted to obtain the variation in fluid pressure. additionally, mass and volumetric flow capacity will be calculated using the continuity equation proposed by Leonhard Euler. The variable that most affects the flow capacity is the pipe diameter as it is reduced. Despite the decrease in friction, the flow capacity does not increase.