Pipework Energy Losses
Product Code : LSK-FM-10464
Pipework Energy Losses (SKU LSK-FM-10464) is a compact bench-top apparatus for measuring the head lost as water passes through pipe bends and a sudden expansion and contraction. It serves fluid mechanics lab experiments in diploma and B.Tech/B.E. civil and mechanical engineering. Science Lab Supplies builds the rig at its Plot 448 factory in the HSIIDC Industrial Area, Saha, Ambala, India, and quotes it directly to engineering colleges, polytechnics, tender contractors and distributors.
Specifications
Each specification of the Pipework Energy Losses circuit appears as its own row in the table below. In short, a single circuit of smooth small-bore plastic pipe carries bends, pressure tappings and an expansion–contraction, every tapping feeds a piezometer tube on a vertical panel, and a ball valve at the pipe exit sets the flow.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-FM-10464 |
| Format | Compact bench-top apparatus |
| Circuit | Single pipe circuit |
| Pipe | Smooth, industry-standard plastic pipe of the type used in domestic and other small-bore water systems |
| Fittings in the circuit | Bends and an expansion–contraction |
| Pressure tappings | Along the pipe, each connected to its own piezometer tube |
| Piezometer tubes | Mounted in the vertical panel of the apparatus |
| Datum adjustment | Hand-pump for the piezometer tubes |
| Flow control | Ball valve at the pipe exit |
| Diagram on the unit | Main dimensions of pipework and fittings; tapping positions and the tubes they connect to |
| Water supply and flow measurement | Digital Hydraulic Bench, which supports the apparatus and circulates and measures the water (separate item) |
| Larger version | Losses In Piping Systems, with two pipe circuits |
| Manufacturer | Science Lab Supplies, Saha, Ambala, Haryana |
| Country of origin | India |
Applications and Experiments for the Pipework Energy Losses Apparatus
Students read the pressure difference across each bend and across the sudden expansion and contraction, then compare these minor losses at several flow rates. The unit suits the pipe-flow and minor-loss practicals of B.Tech/B.E. fluid mechanics laboratories and diploma hydraulics courses.
- B.Tech/B.E. civil and mechanical fluid mechanics lab: loss coefficients of pipe bends.
- Head loss at a sudden enlargement and a sudden contraction, compared with theory.
- Applying the energy equation, first met on the Bernoulli's Theorem apparatus, to turn piezometer readings into loss coefficients.
- Diploma hydraulics practicals on minor losses; manometer reading can be practised first on the Pressure Measurement Bench.
Standard Scope of Supply
Each apparatus comes as the bench-top pipe circuit with its bends, expansion–contraction and pressure tappings, the vertical panel of piezometer tubes, the exit ball valve, the datum hand-pump and the dimensioned diagram. The Digital Hydraulic Bench that supplies and measures the water is quoted separately.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
A quotation can cover one apparatus or a complete fluid mechanics laboratory, and it lists the packing, delivery time and price for exactly that quantity. Buyers of engineering lab equipment in India can add the hydraulic bench and other pipe-flow units to it.
Holding an Importer-Exporter Code, Science Lab Supplies is able to ship to buyers in South Africa, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Malaysia and Peru. The business is registered under Udyam as a manufacturing enterprise (UDYAM-HR-01-0014546) and for GST (GSTIN 06ADEPJ0574F2ZU). To price this rig, write via the contact page, drop it into the enquiry cart, or open the lab tender page for an institutional bid.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this apparatus measure?
It measures the pressure difference across pipe bends and across a sudden expansion and contraction, using piezometer tubes linked to tappings along the circuit. The readings give head losses and loss coefficients.
How does it differ from Losses in Piping Systems?
It is the smaller version, with a single plastic-pipe circuit on the bench top. Losses in Piping Systems has two colour-coded copper-pipe circuits on a wheeled panel and more scope for project work.
Does it need its own water supply?
No. It works with the Digital Hydraulic Bench, which supports the apparatus, pumps water through the circuit and measures the flow; once filled, the bench needs no external water supply.
Is Science Lab Supplies the manufacturer or a trader?
This energy-losses rig is produced by Science Lab Supplies in its own factory at Saha, Ambala, India, and every quotation for it is issued by the maker rather than by a reseller or trading house.
Related Pipe Flow and Hydraulics Equipment
These units share the pipe-flow theme: the bench that feeds this apparatus, a larger two-circuit losses rig, two friction tests, a flow meter rig, and two Hydraulics and Pneumatics units for pipe networks and fitting losses. Any of them can go on the same quotation as the energy-losses rig.
- Losses In Piping Systems — two small-bore copper-pipe circuits, colour-coded, on a wheeled vertical panel.
- Digital Hydraulic Bench — sump tank and submersible pump; an electronic flowmeter drives the flow display.
- Friction Loss In A Pipe — small-bore test pipe showing the change from laminar to turbulent flow.
- Fluid Friction Apparatus — three water circuits read with a piezometer set and differential pressure gauge.
- Flow Meter Calibration — four water-filled manometers compare fundamental flow meters.
- Pipe Network Apparatus — five test pipes of different diameters for series, parallel and ring-main layouts.
- Fluid Friction Measurement — friction factors of a tee, elbow, Y junction, gate and globe valves.
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Last updated: 22 October 2026
