Evaluating the water flow profile in a pipeline measuring the residence time distribution

Resumo

When a fluid is transported through a pipeline, there is a radial variation in the mean velocity of different portions of the fluid because the central part of the fluid moves with a mean velocity greater than the mean velocity of the part near the pipe wall. This variations affect the flow profile creates a stratified flow regime, and because this is necessary a more complex model to describe the fluid flow profile. In this work is shown a mathematical process to associated two or more simple models to adjust the residence time distribution curve of experimental data.