Losses In Piping Systems
Product Code : LSK-FM-10463
Losses In Piping Systems (SKU LSK-FM-10463) is a mobile panel apparatus for measuring the pressure (head) losses caused by pipes, bends, valves and other fittings. It suits B.Tech civil, mechanical and chemical fluid mechanics labs and diploma hydraulics courses. Science Lab Supplies is the maker: the panel and both copper circuits are manufactured at Plot 448, HSIIDC Industrial Area, Saha, Ambala, India, and universities, technical institutes, contractors and distributors can order directly from the plant.
Specifications
The two-circuit piping panel is specified row by row in the table below. In short, a vertical panel on wheels carries two separate, colour-coded circuits of small-bore copper pipe whose bore allows many bends and components with proper test lengths, while piezometer tubes and a pressure gauge measure the losses and outlet valves control the flow.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-FM-10463 |
| Panel | Vertical |
| Circuits | Two separate hydraulic circuits, colour-coded |
| Components | Various pipe system components in each circuit |
| Pipe material | Small-bore copper pipe |
| Test lengths | Effective upstream and downstream lengths kept around each component |
| Inlet and outlet | Common inlet and outlet pipes for both circuits |
| Flow control | Valves at the outlet, to minimise flow disruption |
| Loss across valves | Pressure gauge |
| Loss across other components | Piezometer tubes |
| Datum adjustment | Hand-pump (included) for the piezometers |
| Mobility | Wheels, also helpful for storage |
| Water supply | Digital Hydraulic Bench, controlled flow to each circuit |
| Option | Roughened pipe with pressure tappings to a manometer |
| Manufacturer | Science Lab Supplies, Saha, Ambala, Haryana |
| Country of origin | India |
Applications and Experiments for the Losses In Piping Systems Apparatus
With water from the hydraulic bench flowing through one circuit at a time, the pressure drop across each bend, valve and fitting is read and related to flow rate. The results give loss coefficients for common components and let the pipe and component characteristics of the two circuits be compared.
- B.Tech fluid mechanics: minor losses in bends, elbows and fittings.
- Pressure loss across valves, read on the gauge.
- Comparing component characteristics between the two circuits, then extending to series, parallel and ring-main layouts on the Pipe Network Apparatus.
- Friction in a rough pipe, with the optional roughened pipe and its manometer; the Fluid Friction Measurement rig also has an artificially roughened pipe for friction factor at different Reynolds numbers.
Standard Scope of Supply
The apparatus comes as the wheeled panel with both copper circuits and their components, the piezometer tubes, the pressure gauge, the outlet control valves and the datum hand-pump. The Digital Hydraulic Bench is a separate item, and the roughened pipe with manometer is an option.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
You are welcome to ask for one unit or for a set of pipe-flow rigs for a whole laboratory. Our quotation shows packing, delivery time and price for exactly that quantity, and the hydraulic bench, the optional roughened pipe or other engineering lab equipment in India can be added.
Registered with an Importer-Exporter Code, Science Lab Supplies can ship to buyers in Rwanda, South Africa, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Malaysia. Write in through the contact page stating whether the roughened pipe is wanted, assemble a pipe-flow list in the enquiry cart, or see the lab tender page for formal procurement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is copper pipe used for the circuits?
Small-bore copper pipe, widely used in domestic central-heating systems, lets the circuits include many bends and components while keeping effective test lengths either side of each one.
What does the optional roughened pipe add?
It has a pipe with a roughened bore and pressure tappings to a manometer, showing the pressure drop caused by pipe roughness. It fits the panel or can be wall-mounted and connected to a hydraulic bench.
Is Science Lab Supplies the manufacturer or a trader?
Every circuit, valve arrangement and panel of this apparatus is produced at Science Lab Supplies' Saha, Ambala facility in India, and the quotation you receive is prepared there by the manufacturer, not by an agent.
Can it be moved and stored easily?
Yes. The vertical panel has wheels for mobility, so it can be moved between benches in the laboratory, and the same wheels also help when the apparatus is put away for storage.
Related Pipe Flow and Pressure Equipment
These Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics and Pneumatics items complement the apparatus: the bench that feeds it, a smaller plastic-pipe version, a three-circuit panel, a laminar-to-turbulent friction rig, a water hammer coil, a series flow meter circuit and a gauge panel, all suited to one quotation.
- Digital Hydraulic Bench — a hand-operated control valve adjusts the flow from its pump.
- Pipework Energy Losses — smaller single-circuit version with a diagram of dimensions and tapping positions.
- Fluid Friction Apparatus — Pitot-static traverse and a loss measurement in a rapid enlargement.
- Friction Loss In A Pipe — water manometer for low differential pressures, pressure meter for higher ones.
- Water Hammer Apparatus — bypass valve at the inlet end and an adjustable valve downstream.
- Flow Meter Demonstration — flow control valve varies the rate through three meters in series.
- Analogue Pressure Display — inlet, delivery and differential gauges on a panel with handles.
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Last updated: 22 October 2026
