Diseño y construcción de un banco de pruebas para determinar perdidas por fricción y por accesorios en tuberías

Abstract

Every academic institution that trains professionals in Industrial Mechanics must be able to provide its students with all the necessary knowledge to face the problems that may arise later in the workplace. For this reason, the Faculty of Technology at the District University requires a hydraulic loss test bench for its Industrial Mechanics Technology program. The Fluid Mechanics course focuses on providing the knowledge required to calculate energy in fluid conduits. Therefore, it is the professional's responsibility to choose design or maintenance methods that preserve this energy, making equipment more efficient for its intended use. This resource helps reveal what might arise in the industry later on, thus providing students with initial practical experience in the subject. The advantage of this type of university project is that it allows instructors to develop laboratory guides or class projects, which are geared towards understanding and deepening the topics covered. Likewise, this equipment has the advantage of being used over several academic semesters, since the materials proposed for the bench's construction must guarantee its durability