Variation of Pressure Drop along the Straight and Bifurcated Channel: Experiment and Simulation
Vishal Bhuria1, Gurjit Singh2, S.S. Sehgal3
1Vishal Bhuria*, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Chandigarh University, Chandigarh, India.
2Gurjit Singh , Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Chandigarh University, Chandigarh, India.
3Dr. Satbie Singh Sehgal, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Chandigarh University, Chandigarh, India.
Manuscript received on September 13, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on 24 September, 2019. | Manuscript published on October 10, 2019. | PP: 2728-2731 | Volume-8 Issue-12, October 2019. | Retrieval Number: L25481081219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.L2548.1081219
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Abstract: This paper derives an experimental and simulated investigation carried to analyze the performance of channel for calculating the pressure drop in laminar flow through rectangular shaped (straight and branched) microchannels. The microchannels taken ranged in variable aspect ratio from 0.75 to 1. Every check piece was made from copper and contained only one channel along a direction. The experiments were conducted with normal water, with Reynolds range starting from some 720 to 3500. Predictions obtained supported that with the variation in the aspect ratio the properties of the fluid also change. It is observed that the pressure drop changes with the change in the aspect ratio and flow rate and found that there is a correlation between the experimental and computational model results.
Keywords: Aspect Ratio, Axial Length Bifurcated Channel, Pressure Drop .
Scope of the Article: Network Modelling and Simulation