Question

A water tank has an orifice of 8.0 cm2 in it's vertical side, 3. M below the level surface of the water. What is the rate of discharge assuming there is no energy wasted, in m/s?

Answer 1

Velocity of discharge at the orifice v= √(2gh) [Toricelli's Theorem]

=√(2x9.81x3)

=7.67 m/s