Further Experiments and Investigations for Discharge Coefficient of PTC 6 Flow Nozzle in a Wide Range of Reynolds Number

The discharge coefficients of the flow nozzles based on ASME PTC 6 are measured in a wide range of Reynolds number from Re_d = 5.8 × 10⁴ to Re_d = 1.4 × 10⁷, and the equations of the discharge coefficients are developed for the laminar, the transitional, and the turbulent flow ranges. The equation of the discharge coefficient consists of a nominal discharge coefficient and the tap effect. The nominal discharge coefficient is the discharge coefficient without tap, which is experimentally determined from the discharge coefficients measured for different tap diameters. The tap effects are correctly obtained by subtracting the nominal discharge coefficient from the discharge coefficient measured. The deviation of the present experimental results from the equations developed is from −0.06% to 0.04% for 3.0 × 10⁶< Re_d < 1.4 × 10⁷ and from −0.11% to 0.16% for overall Reynolds number range examined. The developed equations are expected to be capable of estimating the discharge coefficient of the throat tap nozzle defined in PTC 6 with a high accuracy and contribute for the high accurate evaluation of steam turbines in power plants.