Conclusion

This experiment was by no means clear of errors, however it can be stated that the
objectives of this experiment has been met.The head loss and discharge characteristics
for each of the three different diameter test pipes supplied as network components has
been observed and determined in its most accurate form based on the data we had
collected and also the calculations made.
According to the results obtained of the experiment, it can be noted that a pipeline
will have head loss along its head when water flows through due to the friction loss in
said pipe. This can be seen by the difference between Qin and QT in which the former
is greater than the latter or in other words the actual flow rate is greater than the total
discharge at the end of the pipe, showing that friction had occurred along the pipe
which contributes to this difference between the two. If we examine the graph plotting
total head loss against volumetric flow rate, it can be seen as the volumetric flow rate
increases, the total head loss also increases. However the rate in which it increases
depends on the diameter of the pipe, the smaller diameter gives greater increments
compared to the largest diameter pipe, ergo, dictating that smaller diameter pipes
attributes to a greater friction loss compared to the large diameter pipes.