HYDRAULICS BENCH

HYDRAULICS BENCH  represents a service unit for a wide variety
of complementary accessories that enable to perform several
experiments of fluid mechanics.
The upper part of the bench consists of a work top equipped
with an open channel above which the accessories are placed,
and of two tanks that enable to carry out some volumetric
measurements of the flow rate by using a level gauge.
The bottom of the volumetric tank is equipped with a valve in
order to drain the water in the supply tank. The water is drawn
to the top of the bench by a centrifugal pump, whereas the flow
rate is adjusted through a control valve and measured with a
variable area flowmeter. The variable-area flowmeter enables
to compare the flow rate read on the instrument with the flow
rate measured through the measuring tanks.