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WFU Physics Lecture Demonstrations

Venturi Meters

PIRA 2C20.10

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Description:

The pressure in the tubes in dependent on the velocity of the air traveling across it. Higher velocity air creates a lower pressure, thus the middle tube will have a lower pressure (leading to an increased water level) than the outer tubes.

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Venturi Meters

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Venturi Meters

 

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Venturi Meters

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