Continuity & Bernoulli worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
12d = 200 mm, v = 0.5 m/sṁ = ?

Water (ρ = 1000 kg/m³) flows at 0.5 m/s through a pipe with an inner diameter of 200 mm. Find the mass flow rate ṁ.

ρ = 1000 kg/m³v = 0.5 m/sd = 200 mm
ṁ = kg/s
2.Easy
12d1​ = 200 mm, v1​ = 2 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 2 m/s. Find the velocity v2 in the narrow section.

d1 = 200 mmd2 = 100 mmv1 = 2 m/s
v2 = m/s
3.Medium
12d1​ = 75 mm, p1​ = 350 kPad2​ = 40 mm, p2​ = ?

Water flows through a horizontal pipe that narrows from 75 mm to 40 mm. In the wide section the pressure is 350 kPa and the velocity is 2 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 in the narrow section.

d1 = 75 mmd2 = 40 mmp1 = 350 kPav1 = 2 m/sρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa
4.Medium
12d1​ = 100 mm, p1​ = 110 kPad2​ = 75 mm, p2​ = ?

Water flows through a horizontal pipe that narrows from 100 mm to 75 mm. In the wide section the pressure is 110 kPa and the velocity is 1 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 in the narrow section.

d1 = 100 mmd2 = 75 mmp1 = 110 kPav1 = 1 m/sρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa
5.Hard
pair​ = 100 kPaQ = ?d = 20 mmh = 2 m

A closed water tank has compressed air above the water at a gauge pressure of 100 kPa. Water leaves through an opening with a diameter of 20 mm, 2 m below the water surface, into the open air. Ignoring losses, find the flow rate Q. Use g = 9.81 m/s².

pair = 100 kPa (gauge)h = 2 md = 20 mmρ = 1000 kg/m³g = 9.81 m/s²
Q = L/s
6.Hard
12d1​ = 75 mm, p1​ = 140 kPad2​ = 50 mm, p2​ = ?Δz = 7 m

Water flows up through a pipe that narrows from 75 mm to 50 mm while rising 7 m. At section 1 the pressure is 140 kPa and the velocity is 2.75 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 at section 2.

d1 = 75 mmd2 = 50 mmp1 = 140 kPav1 = 2.75 m/sΔz = 7 mρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa

Answer key

  1. 1. ṁ = 15.71 kg/s
  2. 2. v2 = 8 m/s
  3. 3. p2 = 327.3 kPa
  4. 4. p2 = 108.9 kPa
  5. 5. Q = 4.859 L/s
  6. 6. p2 = 55.97 kPa

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