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Pressure drop through annular ring

Pressure drop through annular ring

Pressure drop through annular ring

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Anyone have a formula for pressure drop through an annular ring.  I have found very limited information on the web, but from what I've found the pressure drop is different than that of an orifice because there are two separate surfaces with the ring.  Any advice would greatly be appreciated.

RE: Pressure drop through annular ring

I think my Yeaple book may have an article on it.  I'll check.

Ted

RE: Pressure drop through annular ring

(OP)
Wow, that result is much different than I anticipated using the link below from a fluid power handbook. I calculated the effective area using the Petroleum engineering on your post and came out with a lot lower pressure drop than the formula used on the link below. Copy and paste it into your browser. We're you able to find anything in your fluid power book?  Thanks.

http://books.google.com/books?id=K2CkjoYZDDUC&pg=PA259&lpg=PA259&dq=leakage+
 

RE: Pressure drop through annular ring

The FAQ by zdas04 is for flow in annular pipes whereas it seems that you are more interested in an orifice plate of sorts. Pressure drop in pipes is all about wall friction, but pressure drop through an orifice is all about entrance and exit effects so I would not expect them to give similar results.

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RE: Pressure drop through annular ring

This from a Lenkei article in Yeaple's 1966 edition of Hydraulic and Pneumatic Power and Control:

Units are Imperial: ft-lb-sec system

P1-P2 = W^2/(2*g*rho*K^2*A^2)

Reynolds number for annular orifices: Re = W*(D-d)/(A*mu*g)

Find K from a chart.  See fig 5, page 39 in the attached link.
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19680014519_1968014519.pdf     radial clearance v. K for various Re

A, flow area, ft^2
d, minor diameter, ft
D, major diameter, ft
g, 32.2 ft/sec^2
K, orifice coefficient
L, flow length, ft
P, pressure, lb/ft^2
V, fluid velocity, ft/sec
mu, absolute viscosity, lb sec/ft^2
W, flow rate, lb/sec
rho, density, lb/ft^3

Yes, it is an older book.

Ted

RE: Pressure drop through annular ring

(OP)
I found a program that calculates dP in an annular orifice, it's called Pipedrop from G&E Engineering.  The results are very close to the formula listed above in the link I sent.  I think the best approach is to build a simplified test apparatus and gather real data.  Thanks for all the posts guys.

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