Answer to Question #300164 in Mechanics | Relativity for prince

Question

Water flows at speed of 5.5 m/s through a horizontal pipe of diameter 3 cm . The gauge pressure P1 of the water in the pipe is 1.7 atm . A short segment of the pipe is constricted to a smaller diameter of 2 cm . P1 5.5 m/s 3 cm 1.7 atm P2 v2 2 cm What is the gauge pressure of the water flowing through the constricted segment? Atmospheric pressure is 1.013 × 105 Pa . The density of water is 1000 kg/m3 . The viscosity of water is negligible.

Answer 1

Mass is conserved, so the mass flow before the constriction equals the mass flow after the constriction.

m₁ = m₂

ρQ₁ = ρQ₂

Q₁ = Q₂

v₁A₁ = v₂A₂

v₁ πd₁²/4 = v₂ πd₂²/4

v₁ d₁² = v₂ d₂²

Now use Bernoulli equation:

P₁ + ½ ρ v₁² + ρgh₁ = P₂ + ½ ρ v₂² + ρgh₂

Since h₁ = h₂:

P₁ + ½ ρ v₁² = P₂ + ½ ρ v₂²

Writing v₂ in terms of v₁:

P₁ + ½ ρ v₁² = P₂ + ½ ρ (v₁ d₁²/d₂²)²

P₁ + ½ ρ v₁² = P₂ + ½ ρ v₁² (d₁/d₂)⁴

P₁ + ½ ρ v₁² (1 − (d₁/d₂)⁴) = P₂

Plugging in values:

P₂ = 2 atm + ½ (1000 kg/m³) (4.4 m/s)² (1 − (3.3 cm / 2.4 cm)⁴) (1 atm / 1.013×10⁵ Pa)

P₂ = 1.75 atm.