Continuity & Bernoulli worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
12d1​ = 200 mm, v1​ = 1.5 m/sd2​ = 100 mm, v2​ = ?

Water flows through a pipe that narrows from 200 mm to 100 mm in diameter. The velocity in the wide section is 1.5 m/s. Find the velocity v2 in the narrow section.

d1 = 200 mmd2 = 100 mmv1 = 1.5 m/s
v2 = m/s
2.Easy
12d = 200 mm, v = 1.75 m/sṁ = ?

Water (ρ = 1000 kg/m³) flows at 1.75 m/s through a pipe with an inner diameter of 200 mm. Find the mass flow rate ṁ.

ρ = 1000 kg/m³v = 1.75 m/sd = 200 mm
ṁ = kg/s
3.Medium
12d1​ = 75 mm, p1​ = 100 kPad2​ = 25 mm, p2​ = ?

Water flows through a horizontal pipe that narrows from 75 mm to 25 mm. In the wide section the pressure is 100 kPa and the velocity is 1.25 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 in the narrow section.

d1 = 75 mmd2 = 25 mmp1 = 100 kPav1 = 1.25 m/sρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa
4.Medium
12d1​ = 75 mm, p1​ = 140 kPad2​ = 50 mm, p2​ = ?

Water flows through a horizontal pipe that narrows from 75 mm to 50 mm. In the wide section the pressure is 140 kPa and the velocity is 2.5 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 in the narrow section.

d1 = 75 mmd2 = 50 mmp1 = 140 kPav1 = 2.5 m/sρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa
5.Hard
12d1​ = 150 mm, p1​ = 190 kPad2​ = 75 mm, p2​ = ?Δz = 5 m

Water flows up through a pipe that narrows from 150 mm to 75 mm while rising 5 m. At section 1 the pressure is 190 kPa and the velocity is 2.5 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 at section 2.

d1 = 150 mmd2 = 75 mmp1 = 190 kPav1 = 2.5 m/sΔz = 5 mρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa
6.Hard
H = ?d1​ = 100 mmp1​ = 60 kPad2​ = 25 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 60 kPa. The nozzle exit diameter is 25 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 = 60 kPa (gauge)d2 = 25 mmρ = 1000 kg/m³g = 9.81 m/s²
H = m

Answer key

  1. 1. v2 = 6 m/s
  2. 2. ṁ = 54.98 kg/s
  3. 3. p2 = 37.5 kPa
  4. 4. p2 = 127.3 kPa
  5. 5. p2 = 94.08 kPa
  6. 6. H = 6.14 m

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