MIDTERM REPORT

SIPHONS

PRESENTED BY: SINGAMOJON, SHIENA MARIE D.

SIPHON
 is used to refer to a wide variety of
devices that involve the flow of
liquids through tubes.
 a tube in an inverted 'U' shape, which
causes a liquid to flow upward,
above the surface of a reservoir, with
no pump, but powered by the fall of
the liquid as it flows down the tube
under the pull of gravity, then
discharging at a level lower than the
surface of the reservoir from which it
came.
 a bent pipe or tube with one end
lower than the other WHAT IS THE WORKING PRINCIPLE
 Liquids flow down the tube under OF A SIPHON?
the pull of gravity. The liquid is Siphon works because of gravity. The
discharged at a level lower than the gravity pulling down on the taller column of
surface of the reservoir or the tank. liquid causes less pressure at the top of
The pull on the surface of liquids a siphon. The mass of water entering the
from a higher to lower altitude is tube and flowing upward is equal to the
known as siphoning. mass of water flowing downwards and
leaving the tube. A siphon draws the liquid
out of the reservoir until the level of the tube
or pipe falls below the intake of the liquid.
It continues to work until the outlet of
a siphon equals the level of the reservoir.
HOW DOES A SIPHON WORK? accumulated water. Large siphons are used
Siphon is a U-shaped flexible tube. An in municipal waterworks and industries.
ordinary pipe can also function as a siphon. They are controlled using valve inlet and
One end of the siphon is inserted into the valve outlet. These siphons are generally
reservoir and the other end is left free inside primed using a manual or electric pump to
a container to collect falling liquid. start the process. A siphon is also used to
The siphon is started using a priming pump. clean a fish tank or aquarium.
Priming is a process of filling
the siphon tube with fluid or liquid so that
hydrostatic pressure is formed. Once
the siphon is started, it continues to pull
liquid out of the reservoir until the pipe is
removed or the reservoir becomes empty.
One of the simplest ways of priming
a siphon is to suck the tube or the pipe like a
straw until it is filled with the liquid, thus
initiating the siphoning process. Electric or
manual pumps are used in case of
large siphons. A siphon continues to run
until it starts to suck air or the liquid is
completely pumped out.

WHAT ARE THE USES OF SIPHON?

Siphon is used in many day-to-day

applications. It is useful in keeping
unwanted impurities out of liquids.
Siphoning can prevent impurities from being
transferred to a fresh container. Siphoning is
therefore useful in the fermentation of wine
and beer. Irrigated fields often use siphon to
pull in water from nearby ditches or
channels into their fields. Siphon can be
used in flooded homes or cellars to remove