Thanks Michael!
Pipe is 1/2" copper and let's assume no line loss due to elbows, fittings, etc... I don't know how far the break was from the water main leading into the building.
Does it make a difference if the pipe is horizontal or vertical at the rupture point? I don't know which it...
I don't know how to use bernoulli's equation.
I want to find flow rate. As I stated, all I know is the diameter (and therefore the crossectional area of the pipe). I'm assuming that municipal water pressure is 50 psi. I don't understand why gravity is an issue. I don't know the pressure...
I need help. My associate called from the job site and said,
"This building we're inspecting in Alaska had a 1/2" pipe freeze and then completely broke open at the compression ring. Water was freely running over the weekend. How many gallons per minute do you think was being dumped?"...