Laboratorio de Mecánica de Fluidos

This laboratory studies the motion of fluids and the forces that cause it, starting from the fundamental characteristic that defines fluids: their inability to resist shear forces.

The Laboratory seeks to provide the university community with an environment conducive to the development of academic work, teaching projects and scientific research on fluid mechanics. It also seeks to provide specialized technical support to industry.

Tests
The following tests are carried out here:

Hydrostatics and fluid properties.
Determination of the absolute and relative density of a fluid.
Calculation of viscosity by the falling sphere method.
Demonstration of Pascal's law.
Determination of metacentric height and stability of floating bodies.
Determination of the force and position of the center of pressure in a plane.
Measurement and calibration of pressure with a Bourdon manometer.
Measurement of pressure by different methods, piezometers, U-tubes, among others.
Determination of the surface tension of liquids using a torsion balance.
Flow in pipes (visualization of flow in pipes, measurement of flow profile, visualization of streamlines).
Laws of hydrodynamics (continuity equation, measurement of forces exerted by a jet, free discharge through orifices, Bernoulli's principle).
Extended tests on fluid mechanics. Bench with storage tank, pump and data recording system for extended fluid mechanics studies.
Study of centrifugal pump characteristics (H/Q curves, efficiency, etc.).
Study of pump connection in series and parallel.
Study of cavitation phenomena.
Fundamental principles of flow measurement (Venturi tube, orifice plate, rotameter, etc.).