The purpose of this paper is to design and implement an experimental setup to find the value of vertical and horizontal forces when water jet impacts tangentially on a curved surface of 30, 45 and 600. The paper gives design details of all components designed using SolidWorks and their assembly to get the final experimental setup, which is to be used to find the value of vertical and horizontal forces. Also the fabrication details of each component are explained. The results obtained, show the variation in magnitude of forces with respect to discharge. The tangential entry of jet is made possible with the component called nozzle holder that holds the three nozzles at an angle tangent to the inlet of the curved surface which plays a vital role in achieving results with minimum error. The value of parameter that is used in calculation of practical forces is recorded on a spring-mass system designed for the setup. Keywords: Vertical and horizontal forces, tangential water jet impact, spring-mass system. Cite this Article Rex Colaco, Joy Moraes, Avanti Kadam et al. Experimental Setup to Evaluate Force Exerted by Water Jet Entering Tangentially on Curved Surface. Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics. 2016; 3(2): 12–20p.
