Mercury Bottle

Four glass tubes of different shapes & cross sectional areas are connected to a common horizontal tube. Mounted on a base to show level of liquid is constant.

To demonstrate that when a liquid flows through a tube having a constriction, the speed of flow is increased and pressure decreased in the constricted section..

A horizontal tube 500 mm long 12mm O.D. is constricted near its centre and short side tubes are provided in each section for attaching glass manometer tubes 270 x 8 mm bore. If a constant head device is used to send a flow of water through the horizontal tube the variation of pressure in various sections may be determined.