Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Discharge Coefficient of Throat Tap Nozzle Based on PTC 6 for Wide Range Reynolds Number

Abstract

Throat tap nozzle of ASME PTC 6 is widely used in engineering fields, and its discharge coefficient is normally estimated by an extrapolation in Reynolds number range higher than the order of 107. The purpose of this paper is to propose a new relationship of the discharge coefficient of the throat tap nozzle and Reynolds number that can be applied to Reynolds number up to 1.5×107 by a detailed analysis of the experimental data and the theoretical models. The discharge coefficients are measured for several tap diameters in Reynolds number range from 2.4×105 to 1.4×107 using the high Reynolds number calibration rig in NMIJ. Experimental results show that the discharge coefficients depend on the tap diameter and the deviation between the experimental results and the reference curve of PTC 6 is 0.75% at maximum. New equations to estimate the discharge coefficient are developed based on the experimental results and the theoretical equations including the tap effects. The developed equations estimate the discharge coefficient of the present experimental data within 0.21%, and they are expected to estimate more accurately the discharge coefficient of the throat tap nozzle of PTC 6 in comparison with the reference curve of PTC 6.Copyright © 2013 by ASME