UHP water jetting and calculating kinetic energy

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If i compress water to 60 ksi, and push it through a 0.015" sharp orifice, then i have another orifice 2 feet before that sudden open to 0.015", what is the velocity of the stream from each orifice?
 
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Please post a more detailed description of the problem and a clear diagram .
 
I have drawn this in metric units.
Scenario # 1 (Solenoid valve 2 opens, pump is supplying noted pressure to water)
What is the velocity of the stream exiting attached nozzle? Power of stream?
Scenario # 2 (Solenoid valve 1 opens...Valve 2 stays open)
What is the velocity of each nozzle? Power of each stream?
And yes, smooth, laminar flow...note that i have not added a system relief just to simplify.

Thank you in advance
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In addition, is there a specific energy dispersion rate from the nozzle tip to atmosphere?
 
no i do not, however i did stumble upon a research paper has the calculation and 420 MPa, 1 mm orifice = 916 m/s this was verified thru CFD and measured using phase Doppler anemometry...that was thru a single orifice...i need look thru the rest of the formulae and work thru the impact of that water stream on a human body...

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