Continuity & Bernoulli worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
12d1​ = 100 mm, v1​ = 1 m/sd2​ = 75 mm, v2​ = ?

Water flows through a pipe that narrows from 100 mm to 75 mm in diameter. The velocity in the wide section is 1 m/s. Find the velocity v2 in the narrow section.

d1 = 100 mmd2 = 75 mmv1 = 1 m/s
v2 = m/s
2.Easy
12d1​ = 150 mm, v1​ = 0.75 m/sd2​ = 100 mm

Water flows at 0.75 m/s through the wide section of the pipe, which has a diameter of 150 mm. Find the volume flow rate Q.

d1 = 150 mmd2 = 100 mmv1 = 0.75 m/s
Q = L/s
3.Medium
Q = ?d = 30 mm, Cd​ = 0.64h = 2 m

Water drains from a large open tank through a sharp-edged orifice with a diameter of 30 mm. The water level is kept 2 m above the orifice and the discharge coefficient is 0.64. Find the flow rate Q. Use g = 9.81 m/s².

d = 30 mmh = 2 mCd = 0.64g = 9.81 m/s²
Q = L/s
4.Medium
v = ?p0​pp0​ − p = 1500 Pastagnation point

A pitot-static tube in a wind tunnel reads a difference of 1500 Pa between the stagnation pressure and the static pressure. The air density is 1.2 kg/m³. Find the air speed v.

p0 − p = 1500 Paρ = 1.2 kg/m³
v = m/s
5.Hard
12d1​ = 75 mm, p1​ = 320 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 320 kPa and the velocity is 2.75 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 at section 2.

d1 = 75 mmd2 = 50 mmp1 = 320 kPav1 = 2.75 m/sΔz = 5 mρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa
6.Hard
12d1​ = 75 mm, p1​ = 360 kPad2​ = 25 mm, p2​ = ?Δz = 8 m

Water flows up through a pipe that narrows from 75 mm to 25 mm while rising 8 m. At section 1 the pressure is 360 kPa and the velocity is 1 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 at section 2.

d1 = 75 mmd2 = 25 mmp1 = 360 kPav1 = 1 m/sΔz = 8 mρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa

Answer key

  1. 1. v2 = 1.778 m/s
  2. 2. Q = 13.25 L/s
  3. 3. Q = 2.834 L/s
  4. 4. v = 50 m/s
  5. 5. p2 = 255.6 kPa
  6. 6. p2 = 241.5 kPa

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