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. The apparatus is manufactured by Science Lab Supplies in its own works at Plot 448, HSIIDC Industrial Area, Saha, Ambala, India, and sold direct to engineering colleges, polytechnics, tender contractors and distributors.
Specifications
A single water circuit of smooth plastic pipe, the kind used in domestic and other small-bore water systems, carries bends, pressure tappings and an expansion–contraction. Every tapping feeds a piezometer tube on a vertical panel, a ball valve at the pipe exit sets the flow, and a diagram on the unit shows the pipework dimensions and tapping positions.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-FM-10464 |
| Pipe | Smooth, industry-standard small-bore plastic pipe |
| Circuit | Single circuit with bends, pressure tappings and an expansion–contraction |
| Pressure measurement | Piezometer tubes on a vertical panel, one per tapping |
| Datum adjustment | Hand-pump for the piezometer tubes |
| Flow control | Ball valve at the pipe exit |
| Diagram | Pipework dimensions and tapping positions |
| Water supply and flow measurement | Digital Hydraulic Bench (separate item) |
| 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.
- Diploma (polytechnic) hydraulics practicals on minor losses.
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 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). Send your requirement through the contact page, collect items in the enquiry cart, or see the lab tender page.
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.
Is Science Lab Supplies the manufacturer or a trader?
It is the manufacturer. The apparatus is built at the company's own factory in Saha, Ambala, India, and quotations come straight from the maker.
Related Pipe Flow Equipment
These four units share the hydraulic bench and extend the pipe-flow practicals, from a larger two-circuit losses rig and the bench itself to a laminar-to-turbulent friction test and a multi-circuit friction apparatus with flow meters.
- Losses In Piping Systems — two colour-coded copper-pipe circuits on a mobile vertical panel.
- Digital Hydraulic Bench — sump tank, submersible pump and digital flow display that serve this apparatus.
- Friction Loss In A Pipe — finds the critical Reynolds number between laminar and turbulent flow.
- Fluid Friction Apparatus — three water circuits with Venturi and orifice plate meters.
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Last updated: 25 September 2026
