Continuity & Bernoulli worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
12d1​ = 200 mm, v1​ = 0.5 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 0.5 m/s. Find the velocity v2 in the narrow section.

d1 = 200 mmd2 = 100 mmv1 = 0.5 m/s
v2 = m/s
2.Easy
12d = 25 mm, v = 2.5 m/sṁ = ?

Glycerin (ρ = 1260 kg/m³) flows at 2.5 m/s through a pipe with an inner diameter of 25 mm. Find the mass flow rate ṁ.

ρ = 1260 kg/m³v = 2.5 m/sd = 25 mm
ṁ = kg/s
3.Medium
12d1​ = 75 mm, p1​ = 260 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 260 kPa and the velocity is 1 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 in the narrow section.

d1 = 75 mmd2 = 25 mmp1 = 260 kPav1 = 1 m/sρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa
4.Medium
12d1​ = 200 mm, p1​ = 280 kPad2​ = 100 mm, p2​ = ?

Water flows through a horizontal pipe that narrows from 200 mm to 100 mm. In the wide section the pressure is 280 kPa and the velocity is 1.5 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 in the narrow section.

d1 = 200 mmd2 = 100 mmp1 = 280 kPav1 = 1.5 m/sρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa
5.Hard
12d1​ = 200 mm, p1​ = 160 kPad2​ = 75 mm, p2​ = ?Δz = 5 m

Water flows up through a pipe that narrows from 200 mm to 75 mm while rising 5 m. At section 1 the pressure is 160 kPa and the velocity is 1 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 at section 2.

d1 = 200 mmd2 = 75 mmp1 = 160 kPav1 = 1 m/sΔz = 5 mρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa
6.Hard
12d1​ = 75 mm, p1​ = 120 kPad2​ = 40 mm, p2​ = ?Δz = 6 m

Water flows up through a pipe that narrows from 75 mm to 40 mm while rising 6 m. At section 1 the pressure is 120 kPa and the velocity is 2 m/s. Ignoring losses, find the pressure p2 at section 2.

d1 = 75 mmd2 = 40 mmp1 = 120 kPav1 = 2 m/sΔz = 6 mρ = 1000 kg/m³
p2 = kPa

Answer key

  1. 1. v2 = 2 m/s
  2. 2. ṁ = 1.546 kg/s
  3. 3. p2 = 220 kPa
  4. 4. p2 = 263.1 kPa
  5. 5. p2 = 86.17 kPa
  6. 6. p2 = 38.42 kPa

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