Abstract

A number of studies on effect of temperature on the flow characteristics of various fluids have been carried out. The aim of this work was to examine the flow characteristics of hexane upon the influence of temperature as well as the effectiveness response of orifice plate using pneumatic proportional control. Knowledge of the past on temperature impact as one aspect of the information set held by various scientific and a well established finding in engineering is that changes in composition can change the effect of temperature on the flow characteristics of hexane in a flow line system. The particular aspects of temperature impact on the research work highlighted are density, viscosity and pressure characteristics. The effect of temperature on flow characteristics of hexane was examined within the temperature range of 283 to 323 K and Bernoulli’s equation knowledge of the past was used in developing the model for this paper. The mathematical models developed were simulated using the numerical concept of polynomial expression of the best fit. The effects of temperature on the functional parameters were examined and proportional gain at various error range of E = 0.1 to 0.5 were considered during the investigation. These effects on the variation of the results were attributed to the temperature, flow characteristics of the hexane and its effectiveness on orifice plate using pneumatic proportional control. 

Key words: Effect, temperature, hexane, effectiveness, flow characteristics, orifice plate.