Figure 17  Common 17 – Orifices Defined Diameter

This example models an Orifice where the size of the orifice diameter is defined by the user. 


Pipe Flow Expert supports Sharp Edged, Round Edged, Bevel Edged and Thick Edged orifices.


The software allows the user to enter additional data as appropriate to the type of orifice that is defined, such as rounding radius, bevel thickness, bevel angle, and plate thickness.


Orifices are widely used in piping systems to provide a regular and reproducible loss of pressure.  

Orifices are used to limit flow, to balance flow distributions in branching systems, and to measure flow.