Diseño y construcción de un sistema de transporte de fluidos para la medición de caudales (rotámetro)

Abstract

A Fluid Transport System for Flow Measurement (Rotameter) was designed and built to experimentally demonstrate hydraulics in circular pipes in the Laboratory of Unit Operations of the Faculty of Sciences of the Polytechnic School of Chimborazo. The research began with the analysis of the project "Optimization and Study of the Liquid Pumping Equipment and Identification of the Equation that Governs this Phenomenon", in order to develop a compact, dynamic and structurally efficient equipment; making the calculations and engineering variables. Once designed, we proceeded to the construction of the equipment using corrosion resistant materials due to the physical-chemical properties of the fluid and the creativity of an ink injection system to demonstrate the flow regime in transparent acrylic piping. Obtaining a Fluid Conveying System for Flow Measurement for the practical demonstration of Fluid Mechanics and Unit Operations; with characteristics : 2.50 m long; 0.50 m wide and 1.88 m support height; 0.0075 m3 tank capacity, a 0.5 Hp centrifugal pump, a Rotameter with maximum capacity to measure 4 m3/h and withstand a pressure of 1 MPa, 2.58 m long suction pipe and 8.78 m discharge pipe distributed in 5 pipe lines of different diameters, with their respective accessories and pressure gauge, giving a maximum yield of 29.50%. This conveying system allows greater validity in taking values regarding flow rates. Therefore, it is recommended the use of this equipment, for the realization of practices in the laboratory of Unit Operations, for being reliable and safe.