Interpretation of Results The experimental results of Reynolds number measurement are presented in the table under the Data

and Results section of this work report. In this experiment, the diameter of the pipe is constant all throughout the range of computation and it may also be assumed that the density and viscosity of the water is constant at 26 C. Theoretically, indicates laminar flow while indicates turbulent flow. If , the flow is considered transitional which can either be smooth or form eddies too. Looking at the first trial, 280 mL of water is collected in the graduated cylinder over the course of 10 seconds. The volumetric flow rate was calculated by dividing Volume by time while velocity was calculated by dividing the volumetric flow rate by the cross-sectional area of the pipe. The Reynolds Number is then computed using the equation, . The resulting is 1943.27 indicating laminar flow. Also, in the first trial, the dye formed a straight uniform line inside the pipe where water was flowing. This only means that the flow of the water is smooth and there are no eddies formed indicating the flow is laminar. This conforms to the theory that the flow of a fluid is laminar if the Reynolds number is less than 2100. Going to Trial 2, the valve was adjusted to a larger opening such that the flow rate of the water was increased. In this trial, the fluid velocity is 0.0988m/s and which indicates transitional flow. The flow pattern of the dye in this trial is a smooth straight line where no major eddies formed. On the third trial, the valve was again adjusted to a larger opening having an increased volumetric flow rate. The Reynolds number computed is 3261.86 indicating transitional flow. However, this time, the flow pattern of the dye is no longer a straight line. Eddies and disturbances are formed that the dye easily dispersed in the water. This means that fluid flow in the transition range can either be smooth or with eddies. In the Trial 4, after adjusting the valve to a larger opening with a higher volumetric rate than the previous trials, the size of the graduated cylinder was not enough to accommodate the water at such flow rate so to avoid considerable errors, we reduced the time of the water collection to 5 seconds. The Reynolds number became 7636.48 indicating turbulent flow. The flow pattern of the dye observed in this trial is unstable and large eddies are formed. This conforms to the theory that the flow of fluids with is turbulent. The fifth and last trial where the valve opening is in its largest, also had the highest volumetric rate in this experiment. The Reynolds number for the last trial is 13467.72 indicating turbulent flow. The flow pattern of the dye in this trial is very uneven and chaotic which indicates turbulent flow. Again, this trial conforms to the theory that fluid with is under turbulent flow. In all the trials, the fluid with the highest velocity has the highest Reynolds number. Likewise, the slowest fluid has the lowest Reynolds number. Its also obvious that as the velocity of the flowing fluids increases, the Reynolds number increases and the flow pattern of the dye also becomes more unstable from having a straight smooth line indicating laminar flow to forming large eddies which means the flow is turbulent.

Conclusion

Objective: To analyze the behavior of the dye in the water flowing through the Reynolds number apparatus and relate it to the computed Reynolds number The Reynolds number apparatus is an equipment used to predict the type of flow of a fluid by observing the behavior of the dye ejected to the flow stream. For laminar flow where the computed Reynolds number is less than 2100, the dye forms a straight line indicating smooth flow. For transitional flow where the Reynolds number is between 2100 and 4000, the behavior of the dye may vary from a straight line flowing smoothly to forming unstable eddies. For turbulent flow with Reynolds number greater than 4000, the behavior of the dye is chaotic forming large major eddies.