Continuity & Bernoulli worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
12d = 40 mm, v = 3.25 m/sṁ = ?

Oil (ρ = 880 kg/m³) flows at 3.25 m/s through a pipe with an inner diameter of 40 mm. Find the mass flow rate ṁ.

ρ = 880 kg/m³v = 3.25 m/sd = 40 mm
ṁ = kg/s
2.Easy
12d = 200 mm, v = 1.75 m/sṁ = ?

Oil (ρ = 880 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 = 880 kg/m³v = 1.75 m/sd = 200 mm
ṁ = kg/s
3.Medium
12d1​ = 100 mm, p1​ = 280 kPad2​ = 40 mm, p2​ = ?

Water flows through a horizontal pipe that narrows from 100 mm to 40 mm. In the wide section the pressure is 280 kPa and the velocity is 1.25 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 in the narrow section.

d1 = 100 mmd2 = 40 mmp1 = 280 kPav1 = 1.25 m/sρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa
4.Medium
12d1​ = 75 mm, p1​ = 280 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 280 kPa and the velocity is 2.5 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 in the narrow section.

d1 = 75 mmd2 = 40 mmp1 = 280 kPav1 = 2.5 m/sρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa
5.Hard
12d1​ = 75 mm, p1​ = 350 kPad2​ = 50 mm, p2​ = ?Δz = 5 m

Water flows up through a pipe that narrows from 75 mm to 50 mm while rising 5 m. At section 1 the pressure is 350 kPa and the velocity is 2.75 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 at section 2.

d1 = 75 mmd2 = 50 mmp1 = 350 kPav1 = 2.75 m/sΔz = 5 mρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa
6.Hard
pair​ = 50 kPaQ = ?d = 30 mmh = 2.5 m

A closed water tank has compressed air above the water at a gauge pressure of 50 kPa. Water leaves through an opening with a diameter of 30 mm, 2.5 m below the water surface, into the open air. Ignoring losses, find the flow rate Q. Use g = 9.81 m/s².

pair = 50 kPa (gauge)h = 2.5 md = 30 mmρ = 1000 kg/m³g = 9.81 m/s²
Q = L/s

Answer key

  1. 1. ṁ = 3.594 kg/s
  2. 2. ṁ = 48.38 kg/s
  3. 3. p2 = 250.3 kPa
  4. 4. p2 = 244.5 kPa
  5. 5. p2 = 285.6 kPa
  6. 6. Q = 8.63 L/s

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