Impact of a Jet
Product Code : LSK-FM-10472
Impact of a Jet (SKU LSK-FM-10472) shows the force a water jet produces when it strikes a flat plate or a hemispherical cup, so students can compare it with the momentum flow rate in the jet. It prepares engineering students to understand turbine vanes such as those of a Pelton wheel. Science Lab Supplies produces the apparatus at its manufacturing site, Plot 448, HSIIDC Industrial Area, Saha, Ambala, India, and sells it directly to colleges, polytechnics, tender contractors and distributors.
Specifications
A transparent cylinder on legs sits on the hydraulic bench and contains a vertically tapered nozzle and a test plate. The bench feeds the nozzle to make a high-velocity jet, the plate transfers the jet force to a weigh beam with jockey weight, and a base drain tube returns the water for flow measurement.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-FM-10472 |
| Housing | Transparent cylinder on legs, mounts on the hydraulic bench |
| Nozzle | Vertically tapered |
| Force measurement | Weigh beam assembly with jockey weight |
| Test plates | Flat plate and hemispherical cup; tool-free change in seconds |
| Optional plates | 120-degree conical plate; 30-degree angled plate |
| Manufacturer | Science Lab Supplies, Saha, Ambala, Haryana |
| Country of origin | India |
Applications and Experiments for the Impact of a Jet Apparatus
Students set the bench flow, record the jet force on the plate and the flow rate, reduce the flow in steps and repeat for each plate. Plotting force against rate of momentum delivery checks the momentum equation, a standard practical in civil and mechanical fluid mechanics and hydraulic machines labs.
- B.Tech/B.E. fluid mechanics lab: impact of jet on a flat plate and a hemispherical cup.
- Verifying the momentum equation by comparing measured and theoretical force.
- Diploma hydraulics practicals introducing the force on turbine vanes.
Standard Scope of Supply
The apparatus is delivered with the transparent cylinder on legs, the tapered nozzle, the weigh beam assembly with jockey weight, the drain tube, a flat plate and a hemispherical cup. The 120-degree conical plate and 30-degree angled plate are available separately, and the hydraulic bench is a separate item.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
Tell us whether you need one apparatus or several for a laboratory, and the quotation will state packing, delivery time and price for that quantity. The optional plates, a hydraulic bench and other fluid mechanics lab experiments can be listed on the same quotation.
As an Importer-Exporter Code holder, Science Lab Supplies is able to ship to buyers in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda. The business is registered under Udyam as a manufacturing enterprise (UDYAM-HR-01-0014546) and for GST (GSTIN 06ADEPJ0574F2ZU). The contact page and enquiry cart both reach our sales desk, and the lab tender page covers tender enquiries.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which test plates are included?
A flat plate and a hemispherical cup are supplied. A 120-degree conical plate and a 30-degree angled plate can be ordered separately to extend the range of investigations.
How is the jet force measured?
The test plate is connected to a weigh beam with a jockey weight. After levelling the apparatus and zeroing the beam, students move the jockey weight to balance the jet force.
Why is this experiment linked to turbines?
Turbines such as the Pelton wheel work by deflecting a water jet on vanes or buckets. Measuring force against momentum flow here shows how that deflection produces force.
Is Science Lab Supplies the manufacturer or a trader?
Science Lab Supplies is the maker; it manufactures this apparatus in Saha, Ambala, India, and quotes customers directly from its factory.
Related Jet and Turbine Equipment
Jet-force results lead directly into turbine testing. These four items put the momentum principle to work in impulse turbines and supply the water and free-jet experiments that complete a hydraulic machines lab.
- Pelton Turbine — bench-fed Pelton wheel with spear valve and mechanical brake.
- Pelton Wheel (turbine) — impulse turbine with variable spear jet and viewing window.
- Digital Hydraulic Bench — supplies the nozzle and measures the flow.
- Jet Trajectory and Orifice Flow — nozzle coefficients and free-jet paths.
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Last updated: 25 September 2026
