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Hello there, I have a question, I wonder if you can help me.
I am using scales to measure the volume of liquid coming from a bottle, and then differentiating this volume to give flow rate. The bottle emits a constant flow rate and I hold it so that the stream falls vertically, collecting in a jug on the scales. When the stream of liquid initially hits the scales, it creates a momentum artefact, i.e. a 'spike' in the flow rate which then settles down to the correct flow rate. Obviously this spike also appears at the end of the flow, but this time negative.
I am investigating the size of this artefact when the bottle is held at different heights from the scales, and if it can be modeled. I would like to come up with an equation to describe the relationship but I am not sure how to go about this.
Acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.81 metres per second squared
Force = rate of change of momentum
Momentum = mass x velocity
Flow rate from bottle = constant
1litre = 1kg
I have poured the water from several different heights, and calculated the area under the flow rate 'spike', i.e. the volume artefact. The area under the artefact seems to increase with the square root of the height. (It looks like that sort of relationship but I am not sure. I believe if I plotted 'height of bottle' against 'area under artefact', the curve would tend towards becoming flat, which a height curve does not.)
I think my problem is that the volume of water in the jug is constantly changing so I am not sure which mass to use in the calculations.
Many thanks :)
Homework Statement
I am using scales to measure the volume of liquid coming from a bottle, and then differentiating this volume to give flow rate. The bottle emits a constant flow rate and I hold it so that the stream falls vertically, collecting in a jug on the scales. When the stream of liquid initially hits the scales, it creates a momentum artefact, i.e. a 'spike' in the flow rate which then settles down to the correct flow rate. Obviously this spike also appears at the end of the flow, but this time negative.
I am investigating the size of this artefact when the bottle is held at different heights from the scales, and if it can be modeled. I would like to come up with an equation to describe the relationship but I am not sure how to go about this.
Homework Equations
Acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.81 metres per second squared
Force = rate of change of momentum
Momentum = mass x velocity
Flow rate from bottle = constant
1litre = 1kg
The Attempt at a Solution
I have poured the water from several different heights, and calculated the area under the flow rate 'spike', i.e. the volume artefact. The area under the artefact seems to increase with the square root of the height. (It looks like that sort of relationship but I am not sure. I believe if I plotted 'height of bottle' against 'area under artefact', the curve would tend towards becoming flat, which a height curve does not.)
I think my problem is that the volume of water in the jug is constantly changing so I am not sure which mass to use in the calculations.
Many thanks :)