Velocity of efflux and pressure

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The discussion revolves around the relationship between pressure and the velocity of fluid efflux, specifically in the context of fluid dynamics principles such as Bernoulli's theorem. Participants explore the implications of pressure at different states of fluid flow and the conditions under which the velocity formula applies.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants propose that the velocity of efflux is given by the equation v2 = 2P/ρ, questioning whether P refers to the pressure while fluid is flowing or when it is static.
  • One participant emphasizes the need for clarification on the state of pressure, suggesting that pressure may differ when fluid is flowing compared to when it is not.
  • Another participant discusses energy conservation, linking pressure to internal energy per volume and proposing a relationship between kinetic energy and pressure.
  • Some participants assert that the fluid is incompressible and without viscosity, referencing Bernoulli's theorem to argue that pressure remains constant along a streamline.
  • There is a suggestion that pressure at different points in a piston-cylinder arrangement may not be uniform, raising questions about the relationship between pressures P, P1, and P2 in the context of fluid flow through an orifice.
  • One participant expresses confusion over the lack of responses, attributing it to the complexity of the initial question posed.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the definition and implications of pressure in the context of fluid dynamics, with no consensus reached on the relationship between pressures in various states of flow.

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Participants highlight the need for clarity regarding the definitions of pressure in different scenarios, as well as the assumptions made about fluid behavior in the discussion.

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Is given by

v2 = 2P/ρ

Where P is the pressure and ρ is the density of water.

What exactly do you mean by P?...the pressure at the point of the orifice while fluid is flowing or pressure at the same point when the fluid is not flowing?

Assume constant pressure throughout the flow of the fluid.
 
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You know what...I was offline for 2 days, so I thought this thread would be CRAWLING with answers, but after opening this page...I was like -

"WHAT!?"
 
I really need the answers.
 
P is both the pressure and the liquid internal energy per volume.
Energy conservation before and after the injection ;
kinetic energy + internal energy = 0 + P = 1/2 ρv2 + 0.
 
Yes, it is pressure but at what state?...that's the issue.

Anyway, I still do not have a derivation as to how P = energy.
 
And yes, welcome to PF!
 
Hello.

The fluid would be incompressible and with no viscosity. Along a stream line 1/2 ρv^2 + p = const. by Bernouilli's theorem.
At the starting point of the stream line where fluid is still, const = P the initial pressure with no injection holes and thus the pressure at anywhere by Pascal's principle. At the end point after injected out const. = 1/2 ρV^2 where p=0 in vacuum.

I called p internal energy in error. Let us consider a small volume of stream tube of cross section A and length vΔt. Work done to fluid in time interval Δt is ( upstream side pressure - downstream side pressure )*A*vΔt = Δp*A. This causes the increase of kinetic energy along the stream line. p is not an energy fluid hold, but a potential ability to increase energy in downstream.
 
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de_logistics, the question probably got few answers because your attempted answer makes little sense, so people probably didn't feel like trying to interpret it.

P is velocity pressure at the point where you are trying to measure velocity.
 
russ_watters said:
de_logistics, the question probably got few answers because your attempted answer makes little sense, so people probably didn't feel like trying to interpret it.

Apparently, you're right, so I'll re-explain the question.

Consider a piston cylinder arrangement with absolutely no orifice...in a situation where there's no field involved, the pressure at every point is P.

If an orifice is made in the cylinder, the volume of the fluid contained in it will decrease over time, i.e the fluid in the cylinder is flowing, at this state I think the pressure at every point in the cylinder will not by P, let's call this new pressure P1 -

1) Will P1 and P be equal?

I even do not know if the pressure P1 will be same thought the cylinder or not -

2) In a piston cylinder arrangement which's getting emptied through an orifice will the pressure which is denoted by P1 will be the same throughout the cylinder? (including the place at which the orifice has been made but in the cylinder). Anyway, let's call the pressure at the orifice (in the cylinder) as P2

3) What will be the p (either one of P, P1 and P2) in the formula v2 = 2p/ρ which relates the density of the fluid, pressure and velocity of efflux.
 
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sweet springs said:
The fluid would be incompressible and with no viscosity. Along a stream line 1/2 ρv^2 + p = const. by Bernouilli's theorem.
At the starting point of the stream line where fluid is still, const = P the initial pressure with no injection holes and thus the pressure at anywhere by Pascal's principle.

russ_watters said:
P is velocity pressure at the point where you are trying to measure velocity.

We have a conflict of answers...I really hope the first 1 in the actual answer.
 

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