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Imagine a firetruck with a hoseline attached to the pump. The pump is set to 800kpa with 100kpa loss due to friction in the 30m hoseline so you have 700kpa at the nozzle. What would the pump's gauge read if you disconnected the hoseline? I thought since there is no more resistance, the...

If you imagine putting your thumb at the end of a garden hose and slowly restricting the area until the area is 0, according to the continuity principle, the flow rate stays constant because the velocity increases to make up for the smaller area. However obviously this can't be completey...