Venturi nozzle

Flow Nozzles. A flow nozzle is a constriction having an eUiptical or nearly eUiptical inlet section that blends into a cylindrical throat section as shown in Figure 8. Nozzle pressure differential is normally measured between taps located 1 pipe diameter upstream and 0.5 pipe diameters downstream of the nozzle inlet face. A nozzle has the approximate discharge coefficient of an equivalent venturi and the pressure drop of an equivalent orifice plate although venturi nozzles, which add a diffuser cone to proprietary nozzle shapes, are available to provide better pressure recovery. 

The hydrocarbon gas feedstock and Hquid sulfur are separately preheated in an externally fired tubular heater. When the gas reaches 480—650°C, it joins the vaporized sulfur. A special venturi nozzle can be used for mixing the two streams (81). The mixed stream flows through a radiantly-heated pipe cod, where some reaction takes place, before entering an adiabatic catalytic reactor. In the adiabatic reactor, the reaction goes to over 90% completion at a temperature of 580—635°C and a pressure of approximately 250—500 kPa (2.5—5.0 atm). Heater tubes are constmcted from high alloy stainless steel and reportedly must be replaced every 2—3 years (79,82—84). Furnaces are generally fired with natural gas or refinery gas, and heat transfer to the tube coil occurs primarily by radiation with no direct contact of the flames on the tubes. Design of the furnace is critical to achieve uniform heat around the tubes to avoid rapid corrosion at "hot spots."... 

FIG. 17-60 Reverse-pulse fahric filter (a) filter cylinders (h) wire retainers (c) collars (d) tube sheet (e) venturi nozzle (f) nozzle or orifice (g) solenoid valve (h) timer (/) air manifold (k) collector housing (/) inlet (m) hopper (n) airlock (o) iipperplenum, (Mikropul Division, US. Filter Coip.)... 

If it becomes necessary to increase the stack-gas exit velocity to avoid downwash, it may be necessary to remodel the stack exit. A venturi-nozzle design has been found to be the most effective. This design also keeps pressure losses to a minimum. 

Take-up reel Venturi nozzle-Dilution flow... 

The flow and return connections will be designed to suit the flow rates and temperature differentials required. The water-return connection will be fitted with either an internal diffuser or a venturi nozzle to assist mixing of the water circulating within the shell and prevent water stratification. The flow connection will incorporate the... 

A venturi nozzle is located in the clean-gas outlet from each bag, which is used for cleaning. A jet of high-velocity air is directed through the venturi nozzle and into the bag, which induces clean gas to pass through the fabric to the dirty side. The high-velocity jet is released in a short pulse, usually about 100 milliseconds, from a compressed... 

The smoke producing material and the pyrotechnic fuel block required to volatilize the smoke material are in separate compartments. The smoke-producing material is atomized and vaporized in the venturi nozzle by the hot gases formed by the burning of the fuel block... 

In this chapter we will illustrate and analyze some of the more common methods for measuring flow rate in conduits, including the pitot tube, venturi, nozzle, and orifice meters. This is by no means intended to be a comprehensive or exhaustive treatment, however, as there are a great many other devices in use for measuring flow rate, such as turbine, vane, Coriolis, ultrasonic, and magnetic flow meters, just to name a few. The examples considered here demonstrate the application of the fundamental conservation principles to the analysis of several of the most common devices. We also consider control valves in this chapter, because they are frequently employed in conjunction with the measurement of flow rate to provide a means of controlling flow. 

Wetzel (75) atomized both molten wax and a molten alloy in a Venturi nozzle and established empirical equations for expressing the magnitudes of the effects of operating conditions on the particle-size distribution of the spray. An advantage of molten alloy is that a permanent record of the spray is obtained and large numbers of particles may be sized by physical methods. 

Accuracy is improved if the flowing gas stream is directed at the probe by a venturi nozzle, or by placing the sensor in the throat of the venturi (Figure 3.74). The venturi ensures a smooth velocity profile and eliminates boundary layer effects while concentrating the flow onto the sensor. These units are available for both liquid and gas services. Other designs are of the insertion probe type. Their flow ranges are a function only of the size of the pipe into which they are inserted, and their performance is a function of the correctness of the insertion depth (as are all Pitot tubes). 

Both gas flow rates and liquid flow rates can be measured by a wide variety of devices such as bellow meters, Venturi nozzles, nutating disk meters, orifice meters, rotameters, weirs (for liquids), Pitot tubes, and magnetic meters among others. Some devices measure volumetric flow directly as with meters in which the space between rotating paddles incorporates small volumetric displacements of fluid. Other device measure the flows indirectly by measuring the pressure drop caused by an orifice between two different sites in the pipe, or the change in voltage of a heated wire. 

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