Hydrostatics is the study of fluids at rest. Phenomena occurring as a result of hydrostatic pressure are analysed and the force effect determined. Hydrostatic aspects play a crucial role in various areas of engineering, such as in plumbing and domestic engineering, in pump manufacturing, in aerospace and in shipping (buoyancy, load on the sides of a ship).
The trainer can be used to conduct experiments in the field of hydrostatics, such as ground pressure measurement or demonstrating Boyle’s law. Determining the centre of pressure completes the range of experiments. Furthermore, experimental units for studying capillarity and buoyancy are included. The hydrostatic pressure and surface tension are measured. Additionally, one experiment uses a Pitot tube and a tube for static pressure to study the pressure components in a flowing fluid.
To make the functions and processes visible, the tanks and the experimental units use a transparent design. Tanks and pipes are made entirely of plastic.
Learning Objectives And Experiments
- Study of buoyancy on a variety of bodies
- Study of the density of liquids
- Hydrostatic pressure, Pascal’s law
- Communicating vessels
- Determination of the centre of pressure
- Study of surface tensions
- Demonstration of capillarity
- Boyle’s law
- Study of static and dynamic pressure component in flowing fluid
- Familiarisation with various methods of pressure measurement
Specification
- Comprehensive experimental introduction to hydrostatics
- Transparent tank for observing the processes
- Wide range of accessories included: compressor for generating positive and negative pressures, bottom pressure apparatus, two areometers
- 1 experimental unit each: measuring the buoyancy force, investigation of the hydrostatic pressure in liquids, measuring the surface tension, communicating vessels, capillarity
- Pitot tube for determining the total pressure and tube for static pressure
- Instruments: pressure sensor with digital display, differential pressure manometer, twin tube manometers, diaphragm manometer, Bourdon tube manometer
Technical Specification
- Pump
- power consumption: 250W
- max. flow rate: 9m3/h
- max. head: 7,6m
- Compressor
- power: 65W
- pressure at inlet: 240mbar
- pressure at outlet: 2bar
- 3 tanks
- height: 500mm
- Ø 100mm, Ø 133mm, Ø 200mm
- Supply tank for water: approx. 50L
- 2 areometers with different measuring ranges
Measuring ranges
- pressure: 2x -1…1,5bar
- differential pressure: 0…500mmWC
- differential pressure: 0…0,4bar
- density: 1x 0,8…1g/cm3, 1x 1…1,2g/cm3
- 230V, 50Hz, 1 phase
- 230V, 60Hz, 1 phase; 120V, 60Hz, 1 phase
