clear clc //Example 13.4 MANOMETER DEFLECTION FOR AN ORIFICE METER d=8/12; //[ft] Ao=%pi*d^2/4 //area [ft^2] v=1.22*10^-5; //[ft^2/s] Q=2; //flow rate [ft^3/s] g=32.2; //[ft/s^2] Re=4*Q/(%pi*d*v) //Reynolds number //interpolate for d/D=8/12 from fig. 13.14 K=0.68 del_h=Q^2/(2*g*K^2*Ao^2) //change in piezometric head [ft] //del_h=del_l(g_w-g_air)/g_w //g_w>>g_a del_l=del_h //manometer deflection [ft] printf("\nThe deflection on the manometer = %.1f ft.\n",del_l)