How to Determine Flow Rate in a Pipe Using Fluid Dynamics?

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Homework Statement


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I want to find the flowrate through this pipe based on the pipe's diameter, height of the pipe and the pressure difference. I tried to use Bernoulli, but since the diameter on either end is the same, the terms cancel out. I guess Bernoulli's equation doesn't apply in this example

Homework Equations


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernoulli's_principle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagen–Poiseuille_equation

The Attempt at a Solution


[itex]P_1 + \rho g h_1 + \dfrac{1}{2}\rho {v_1}^2 = P_2+ \rho g h_2 + \dfrac{1}{2}\rho {v_2}^2 \\<br /> {v_2}^2-{v_1}^2 = \dfrac{|P1-P2|-\rho g h_2}{0.5\rho}\\[2mm][/itex]
I also looked at Poiseuille's equation: [itex]\dfrac{\Delta V}{\Delta t}=\dfrac{\pi r^4 (P_1-P_2)}{8\eta l},\\[2mm][/itex]
but this does not take the height of the pipe into effect.
 
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man the forums are dead now could you please take a look at my homework?