Y. Selim Korkmaz - Altan Hydraulic Engineering Industry and Trade Corporation, Istanbul, ۳۴۹۵۶, Turkey
A. Kibar - Department of Mechanical and Material Technologies, Kocaeli University, Uzunciftlik Nuh Cimento ‎Campus, ۴۱۱۸۰, Kocaeli, Turkey
K. Suleyman Yigit - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kocaeli University, Umuttepe Campus, ۴۱۳۸۰, Kocaeli, Turkey

Elbow fittings are common in hydraulic and pipeline systems. These components cause a significant ‎pressure drop in the total pressure of a system. The banjo elbow is advantageous in areas low to the ‎ground and where flexible connection angles are needed. However, this elbow yields a larger pressure ‎drop than a standard elbow. Additionally, the position of the internal bolt in the banjo elbow cannot be ‎determined prior to installation, which corresponds to a wide range of possible pressure drop. In this ‎study, the pressure drop through a ۳/۸” banjo elbow is investigated for different positions of the internal ‎bolt, experimentally and numerically. Experiments and simulations were carried out on hydraulic oil with ‎four different Reynolds numbers ranging from ۳۱۱۱ to ۶۲۲۲ and at nine bolt connection angles ranging ‎from ۰° to ۶۰°. Experiments were repeated with the standard elbow of the same size to compare the ‎pressure drops to those of the banjo elbow. Pressure was measured at both the inlets and outlets of the ‎elbows. The results suggest that the connection angle of the internal bolt is an important factor in the ‎pressure drop and minor head loss through a banjo elbow. For Reynolds numbers of ۳۱۱۱ and ۶۲۲۲, an ‎improvement in minor head loss by ۳۳% and ۵۸%, respectively, was achieved by adjusting the ‎connection angle of the internal bolt in the banjo elbows.

Hydraulic, Minor loss, Pressure prop, Banjo elbow, Numerical study‎