Bernoulli's Equation and venturi meter

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Homework Statement



A venturi meter is a device for measuring the speed of a fluid within a pipe. The drawing shows a gas flowing at a speed v2 through a horizontal section of pipe whose cross-sectional area A2 = 0.0600 m2. The gas has a density of ρ = 1.60 kg/m3. The Venturi meter has a cross-sectional area of A1 = 0.0300 m2 and has been substituted for a section of the larger pipe. The pressure difference between the two sections is P2 - P1 = 150 Pa.

Diagram of a venturi meter: a horizontal pipe narrows in a central section labeled Venturi meter, with area A2 at the wide ends and A1 at the narrow middle. Velocity arrows v2 and v1 point right, and manometer gauges labeled Hi P2 and Lo P1 sit on top of the wide and narrow sections.


(a) Find the speed v2 of the gas in the larger original pipe.
m/s
(b) Find the volume flow rate Q of the gas.
m3/s

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Hi keemosabi! :wink:

Show us what you've tried, and where you're stuck, and then we'll know how to help. :smile:
 
tiny-tim said:
Hi keemosabi! :wink:

Show us what you've tried, and where you're stuck, and then we'll know how to help. :smile:
I'm pretty sure I need the equations
Bernoulli's equation written as one-half rho v squared plus rho g z plus p equals constant.

and av = av, but I don't know where to go from there.
 
Anyone? :(

Nevermind, I got it. :)
 
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