Continuity & Bernoulli worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
12d1​ = 150 mm, v1​ = 1.25 m/sd2​ = 100 mm, v2​ = ?

Water flows through a pipe that narrows from 150 mm to 100 mm in diameter. The velocity in the wide section is 1.25 m/s. Find the velocity v2 in the narrow section.

d1 = 150 mmd2 = 100 mmv1 = 1.25 m/s
v2 = m/s
2.Easy
12d1​ = 75 mm, v1​ = 1 m/sd2​ = 25 mm

Water flows at 1 m/s through the wide section of the pipe, which has a diameter of 75 mm. Find the volume flow rate Q.

d1 = 75 mmd2 = 25 mmv1 = 1 m/s
Q = L/s
3.Medium
12d1​ = 100 mm, p1​ = 400 kPad2​ = 50 mm, p2​ = ?

Water flows through a horizontal pipe that narrows from 100 mm to 50 mm. In the wide section the pressure is 400 kPa and the velocity is 2 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 in the narrow section.

d1 = 100 mmd2 = 50 mmp1 = 400 kPav1 = 2 m/sρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa
4.Medium
12d1​ = 150 mm, p1​ = 240 kPad2​ = 100 mm, p2​ = ?

Water flows through a horizontal pipe that narrows from 150 mm to 100 mm. In the wide section the pressure is 240 kPa and the velocity is 2.25 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 in the narrow section.

d1 = 150 mmd2 = 100 mmp1 = 240 kPav1 = 2.25 m/sρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa
5.Hard
H = ?d1​ = 100 mmp1​ = 80 kPad2​ = 30 mm

A fountain nozzle points straight up. Just below the nozzle the supply pipe has a diameter of 100 mm and a gauge pressure of 80 kPa. The nozzle exit diameter is 30 mm, and the height difference across the nozzle is negligible. Ignoring losses and air resistance, find the height H the jet rises above the nozzle. Use g = 9.81 m/s².

d1 = 100 mmp1 = 80 kPa (gauge)d2 = 30 mmρ = 1000 kg/m³g = 9.81 m/s²
H = m
6.Hard
12d1​ = 200 mm, p1​ = 360 kPad2​ = 75 mm, p2​ = ?Δz = 6 m

Water flows up through a pipe that narrows from 200 mm to 75 mm while rising 6 m. At section 1 the pressure is 360 kPa and the velocity is 0.75 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 at section 2.

d1 = 200 mmd2 = 75 mmp1 = 360 kPav1 = 0.75 m/sΔz = 6 mρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa

Answer key

  1. 1. v2 = 2.813 m/s
  2. 2. Q = 4.418 L/s
  3. 3. p2 = 370 kPa
  4. 4. p2 = 229.7 kPa
  5. 5. H = 8.222 m
  6. 6. p2 = 287.2 kPa

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