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Roger Wilco
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Homework Statement
The inside diameters of the larger portions of the horizontal pipe as shown in the image (attached) are 2.50 cm. Water flows to the right at a rate of 1.80*10^4 m^3/s. What is the diameter of the constriction.
Homework Equations
Continuity equation Rate of Volume flow=constant.The Attempt at a Solution
I got a proportion worked down to
[tex]\frac{V_i}{V_o}=\frac{D_o^2}{D_i^2}[/tex]
where V is velocity and the subscripts i and o denote in and out respectively.I am having trouble figuring out how to utilize the two heights of the fluids in the vertical tubes.
RW
Edit: I am now considering using Bernoulli's equation to take into account pressure. Sound better?
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