Measuring the Impact Forces within the Cleaning Nozzles Sewage System

Abstract:

Industrial cleaning is a classic application of water jets technology. In the late 1950s, when reliable high pressure pumps were built, the usage of water jets spread widely in the field of pipes and sewerage cleaning. In our particular case, water jets with less than 340 bar pressure are being used. The experiment is the research method used in the study of the impact forces that occur in the sewerage cleaning head system. In order to measure the impact forces between the water jet and a flat and rigid surface, we designed and built a stand for generating pressure jets, as well as a device to measure the impact force. Using the impact forces measured were calculated the coefficients of discharge, speed and contraction of water jet at the outlet of nozzle.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 657)
• Pages: 564-568
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.657.564
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Nicolae Medan*, Sándor Ravai Nagy, Mihai Banica
• Keywords: Impact Force, Low-Pressure Water Cleaning, Nozzle Coefficients, Water Jet

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