An experimental investigation of outflow of liquids from single-outlet vessels

Schmidt, O.; Kubie, J.

Abstract

This paper considers the outflow of a liquid from a single outlet vessel, i.e. a vessel in which the outflowing liquid is displaced by another fluid which enters the vessel through the same opening. The simplest possible arrangement is investigated: a sealed axisymmetric cylindrical vessel with an outlet in its base, in which water is displaced by air. It is shown experimentally that the average liquid discharge velocity is independent of the liquid level in the vessel and the shape of the outlet for the range of outlets employed; it increases weakly with both the diameter of the vessel and the diameter of the outlet.

Citation

Schmidt, O., & Kubie, J. (1995). An experimental investigation of outflow of liquids from single-outlet vessels. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 21(6), 1163-1168. https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-9322%2895%2900051-x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 1995-11
• Deposit Date: Jul 26, 2016
• Journal: International Journal of Multiphase Flow
• Print ISSN: 0301-9322
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 1163-1168
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-9322%2895%2900051-x
• Keywords: Mechanical Engineering; General Physics and Astronomy; Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/316095
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