How to calculate the water pressure?

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To calculate the pressure at the three openings in a horizontal pipe system where water is pumped at 8 bars, it is essential to consider the dynamics of fluid flow. The pressure throughout the main pipe remains at 8 bars if friction and viscosity are ignored. The height differences of the openings affect the pressure, with one opening above and one below the main pipe level. Basic fluid dynamics principles, such as Bernoulli's equation, can be applied to analyze the system, but specific height measurements are necessary for accurate calculations. Understanding the relationship between input and output flow rates is also crucial in solving this problem.
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the pipes is horizontal,there are 3 opennings at the end.the water is pumped with 8 bars , how to calculate the pressure of these 3 openings?
 
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hi loy! welcome to pf! :smile:
loy said:
the pipes is horizontal,there are 3 opennings at the end.the water is pumped with 8 bars , how to calculate the pressure of these 3 openings?

is the water moving or stationary?

what do these openings connect to? :confused:

on the information given so far, isn't the pressure 8 bars throughout?
 


hi,tim~

tiny-tim said:
hi loy! welcome to pf! :smile:


is the water moving or stationary?

what do these openings connect to? :confused:

on the information given so far, isn't the pressure 8 bars throughout?


the water is moving,but i only know the pressure of water pump is 8 bars and the diameter of the pipe which is connected to the pump is 2 and 1/2 inches.
there are 3 pipes connected to the previous pipe,3 of them are 1m long,1 is above the ground(d=1/2 inches) and another 1 is underground(d=1/2inches).the last one(2 and 1/2 inches) is at the same level with the main pipe.
Actually the pressure is exerted by the pump to the water.
 
hi loy! :wink:

so it's a 2.5 in diameter pipe, connected to two 0.5 in pipes and another 2.5 in pipe?

ok, what do you think the answer is? :smile:
 
tiny-tim said:
hi loy! :wink:

so it's a 2.5 in diameter pipe, connected to two 0.5 in pipes and another 2.5 in pipe?

ok, what do you think the answer is? :smile:

yup,you've got it~
erm...sigh...i am sorry ,the main problem is i don't know the answer...
so , i need your help~
 
loy said:
yup,you've got it~
erm...sigh...i am sorry ,the main problem is i don't know the answer...
so , i need your help~

i'm happy to help :smile:

but we don't just give out the answers here

you must know something about this type of problem …

what equations have you learned?
 
Exit pipe diameter doesn't matter (assuming you're ignoring pressure drop due to friction and viscosity). Height does matter, but you don't specify the height of the pipe above or the depth of the pipe below.
 
tiny-tim said:
i'm happy to help :smile:

but we don't just give out the answers here

you must know something about this type of problem …

what equations have you learned?

okay,i have learned some basic theorem(like bernoulli's equation,stokes' law) about the pressure,but i don't know which 1 should be used since i have never met the question which needs to calculate the pressure of fluid with 1 input and 3 outputs.all i know is the dV/dt of input and output are the same.

rcgldr said:
Exit pipe diameter doesn't matter (assuming you're ignoring pressure drop due to friction and viscosity). Height does matter, but you don't specify the height of the pipe above or the depth of the pipe below.

I did.the 3pipes connected to the main pipe are 1-m long ,meaning 1 is 1m(vertical,d=0.5inches) above the level of the main pipe,another 1 is 1m(vertical,d=0.5inches) below the level,the main pipe and the last(1m) are horizontal and d=2.5inches.just like a cross.
 
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