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Homework Statement
In the figure below, fresh water flows through a horizontal drainage pipe and then out into the atmosphere at a speed v1 = 15 m / s. The diameters of the left and right sections are 5.0 cm and 3.0 cm.
(a) Find the mass of water that flows into the atmosphere in one hour.
(b) What is the gauge pressure in the left section of the pipe?
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Homework Equations
[tex] P_1 + 1/2 \rho v^2 + \rho gy_1 = P_2 + 1/2\rho v^2 + \rho g y_2 [/tex]
A1v1= A2v2
P= F/A
[tex]A_{circle}= \pi r^2 [/tex]
[tex] m= \rho \Delta V = v_1A_1 \Delta t [/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
First of all I'm sort of confused with how you can estimate since A1>> A2 but I don't think I can do that here so would that change anything??
I think that i know this:
[tex]A_1= \pi r^2 = \pi (3cm/2)^2= 7.0685 cm^2 [/tex]
[tex]A_2= \pi r^2 = \pi (5cm/2)^2= 19.6349cm^2 [/tex]
[tex]P_1= 1.013x10^5 Pa [/tex] ====> I'm not completely sure it's atmospheric pressure
[tex] P_1= ? [/tex]
[tex] V_2= ? [/tex]
1hr=> 3600s
a) find mass of water that flow into the atmosphere in one hour
I'm not sure how to find the mass..but I think I'd use
[tex] m= \rho \Delta V= v_1 A_1 \Delta t [/tex]
so would the mass be (since v1 is given...
[tex] m= \rho \Delta V= v_1 A_1 \Delta t = (15m/s)(0.00070685 m^2)(3600s)= 38.1699 [/tex] I'm not sure about the units though...
b) the gauge pressure in the left section of the pipe
I think I'd use bernoulli's equation here
[tex] P_2 + 1/2\rho v^2 + \rho g y_2= P_1 + 1/2 \rho v^2 + \rho gy_1 [/tex]
in this case it's P1 as the atmospheric pressure so I switched the sides up.
[tex]P_2-P_1 = 1/2 \rho (v_1^2- v_2^2) [/tex]
gauge pressure= [tex]P_2-P_1 [/tex]
BUT I'm confused since I don't have P2 but I also think I don't need it since P2-P1 = gauge pressure right?
I don't have the v2 however...but I think I can find it from the continuity equation Or do I use the mass of water found then use that to find the volume (from density) then based on the time interval that the water was flowing and the mass of water to find volume..then use that as the flow rate?
well not sure which is right so I'll use the continuity equation...
[tex] A_2v_2= A_1v_1 [/tex]
thus
[tex] v_2= (A_1v_1) / A_2 [/tex]
[tex] v_2= (7.0685 cm^2 / 19.6349cm^2)*(15m/s) [/tex]
[tex]v_2= 5.40m/s [/tex]
now plugging in...
[tex]P_2-P_1 = 1/2 \rho (v_1^2- v_2^2) [/tex]
[tex]P_2- P_1= 1/2(1000kg*m ^ {-3} )(15m/s-5.40m/s ) = 4.8 Pa [/tex]
edit: above I went and typed 1000kg m ^-3 but for some reason it keeps showing 8722-- well that's not supposed to be there.
Wait...did I find the gauge pressure?
Can someone see if I did this correctly?
and if not can you help me?
THANKS very much.
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