Discharge Coefficients of Small-Diameter Orifices and Flow Nozzles

Abstract

Abstract Discharge coefficients were determined in a standard 1-in. pipe for thick-plate and knife-edge orifices of 1/32-in. to 3/4-in. diam, and for critical (sonic) flow nozzles of 1/32-in. to 1/4-in. diam. With properly constructed knife-edge orifices the discharge coefficients were established within ±0.5 per cent for all sizes, but, with small orifices of 1/4 to 1-hole-diam thickness, the discharge coefficients were not reproducible. Thick-plate orifices (1-hole-diam thick) were found to be as good or better than nozzles in constancy of discharge coefficients when used under critical-flow conditions.