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The flow rate under each pressure setting is considered the same as in the tube airflow<br />

velocity test. The pressure sensor is located at the end of the HADT right before the<br />

elbow. Since the measured pressure here is static pressure, after the stagnant and static<br />

pressure gap compensation is added, the discharge coefficient can be calculated by<br />

converting Eq. (2.27) into:<br />

C<br />

d<br />

<br />

m<br />

BV<br />

2 P ( A n )<br />

Ma M BH BH<br />

116<br />

(5.1)<br />

Ma is chosen as 1.19 kg/m 3 as the temperature and relative humidity is about 22°C and<br />

m Q and BV Q is<br />

50% respectively when the experiment was conducted. BV BV Ma<br />

considered as the same as the airflow rate through the HADT.<br />

The calculated discharge coefficient based on the experimental results are shown in<br />

Figure 5.7 with a line of 0.985 for reference. The average of the discharge coefficient<br />

over the pressure setting range is 0.9864 which is very close to the Venturi tube’s<br />

discharge coefficient 0.985.<br />

Figure 5.7 Bias vent holes discharge coefficient comparison between model output and<br />

experimental results<br />

The values of the discharge coefficient at low settings are averagely higher than 0.985 is<br />

probably because the holes are on the outside curvature of the elbow. Therefore, when

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