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Chapter 15 Problem 60P

Question

Problem 60P

A horizontal pipe contains water at a pressure of 110 kPa flowing with a speed of 1.6 m/s. When the pipe narrows to one-half its original diameter, what are (a) the speed and (b) the pressure of the water?

Solution

Step 1 of 4

(a) The equation of continuity for an incompressible fluid is given by

Implies, the speed of the water at the exit of the horizontal pipe

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

A horizontal pipe contains water at a pressure of 110 kPa

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