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Saladsamurai
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Doing some review here:
A fire hose has an inner diameter of 5 inches and water is flowing at 600 gal/min. The flow exits through a nozzle contraction with
diameter dn. For steady flow, what should dn be in inches in order for the exit velocity to be 25 m/s.
My only question here is really do I even need the given inlet diameter = 5 in ?
As far as I can see. Since density is constant, the volume flow rates at inlet and exit should be equal. That is,
[tex]Q_1=Q_2[/tex]
[tex]\Rightarrow Q_1 = \frac{500\,\text{gal}}{\text{min}} = A_2V_2[/tex]
[tex](\frac{\pi}{4}d_n^2)V_2=\frac{500\,\text{gal}}{\text{min}}[/tex]
Now assuming I convert my units properly, this should be correct? It's just that given inlet diameter that's bugging me.
Thanks.
Homework Statement
A fire hose has an inner diameter of 5 inches and water is flowing at 600 gal/min. The flow exits through a nozzle contraction with
diameter dn. For steady flow, what should dn be in inches in order for the exit velocity to be 25 m/s.
My only question here is really do I even need the given inlet diameter = 5 in ?
As far as I can see. Since density is constant, the volume flow rates at inlet and exit should be equal. That is,
[tex]Q_1=Q_2[/tex]
[tex]\Rightarrow Q_1 = \frac{500\,\text{gal}}{\text{min}} = A_2V_2[/tex]
[tex](\frac{\pi}{4}d_n^2)V_2=\frac{500\,\text{gal}}{\text{min}}[/tex]
Now assuming I convert my units properly, this should be correct? It's just that given inlet diameter that's bugging me.
Thanks.