Pipe Network Apparatus

Pipe Network Apparatus: MTFM-13

The permanent arrangement of PVC pipes and fittings is mounted on a free-standing support frame designed to stand alongside a Hydraulics Bench in use. Connection is via a reinforced flexible tube and threaded union with O ring seal, enabling connection to the without the use of tools. Valves enable a wide range of different series parallel and mixed pipe configurations to be created without draining the system. 

• Measurement of head loss versus discharge for different sizes of pipes
• Characteristics of flow through interconnected pipes of different sizes
• Characteristics of flow through parallel pipe networks
• Characteristics of flow through series pipe networks
• Application of doubling pipes on existing networks to increase flow rate
• Characteristics of flow around a ring main and the effect of changes in supplies and off-takes

• Specifically designed to allow the setting up of a wide range of different pipe arrays
• Pipe network mounted on free standing support frame for use alongside an Hydraulics Bench
• Clear acrylic test pipes are all 0.70m long with inside diameters of 1x 6mm, 2x 9mm, 1x 10mm, 1x 14mm
• Includes hand-held electronic pressure meter with self-sealing quick-release connections to the pipe network
• Flows into and out from the appropriate network can be varied individually