Well... we primarilly use them in permeability tests in my research group. However, in the fluids lab there is one apparatus that is designed to illustrate the idea of the piezometric head line, and it is simply a loop of pipes, with one diameter change and a Venturi constriction... it's a very good learning tool.
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