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A venturi meter is used to measure the flow speed of a fluid in a pipe. The meter is connected between two sections of the pipe (Figure); the cross-sectional area Aof the entrance and exit of the meter matches the pipe's cross-sectional area. Between the entrance and exit, the fluid flows from the pipe with speed Vand then through a narrow "throat" of cross-sectional area a with speed v. A manometer connects the wider portion of the meter to the narrower portion. The change in the fluid's speed is accompanied by a change Δpin the fluid's pressure, which causes a height difference hof the liquid in the two arms of the manometer. (Here Δpmeans pressure in the throat minus pressure in the pipe.) (a) By applying Bernoulli's equation and the equation of continuity to points 1 and 2 in Figure, show that V=2a2∧pÒÏ(a2-A2), where ÒÏis the density of the fluid.

(b) Suppose that the fluid is fresh water, that the cross-sectional areas are 64cm2in the pipe and 32cm2in the throat, and that the pressure is 55kPain the pipe and 41kPain the throat. What is the rate of water flow in cubic meters per second?


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(a) It can be shown that

V=2a2ΔpÒÏa2-A2

(b) The rate of water flow Qin cubic meters per second is Q=2.0×10-2m3/s

Step by step solution

01

Given Information

1) ÒÏis the density of fluid, and fluid is fresh water.

2) The cross-section area at the entrance,A=64cm2=0.0064m2

3) The cross-section area at the throat,a=32cm2=0.0032m2

4) Pressure in the pipe,P1=55kPa=55000Pa

5) Pressure in the throat,P2=41kPa=41000Pa

02

Determining the concept of Bernoulli's equation

By using Bernoulli's equation and the equation of continuity to points 1 and 2 in given figure 14-50, prove the equation for the speed of the fluid Vat the entrance and exit of the pipe. For the rate of flow of water Q, use the relation between the rate of flow of water Qand the speed of the fluid Vat the entrance and exit of the pipe. According to Bernoulli's equation, the speed of a moving fluid increases, and the pressure within the fluid decreases.

Equations are as follows:

i) Bernoulli's equation

pV+12ÒÏg2y+-constant

ii) Equation of continuity

av=AV=constant

iii) Rate of flow of water Q

Q=VA

Where, pis pressure, v,Vare velocities, yis distance, gis an acceleration due to gravity, his height, Ais the area,Qis the rate of flow, and ÒÏis density.

03

(a) Showing that V=2a2∆pρ(a2-A2)

Applying Bernoulli's equations, the total energy flow for the flow of fluid at point 1 of the pipe is,

ÒÏV+12ÒÏg2y+-1constant

The total energy flow for the flow of fluid at point 2 of the pipe is,

ÒÏv+ÒÏg2y+2=constant

The energy flow rate of the fluid in the pipe is,

localid="1657734863004" ÒÏV+ÒÏg2y+ÒÏ1=ÒÏv+ÒÏg2y+2=constant

But, the flow of fluid is on the same level as the ground. Thus,

y1=y2

It gives,

pv+12p2=ÒÏV+12=2

localid="1657736361589" ÒÏ-vP=v12(-22)

Now, applying the equation of continuity,

VA=va=constant

V=VAaV2=V2A2a2

Also,

p-P=ΔP

Putting these values in the above equation,

∆p=12ÒÏV2-V2A2a2=12ÒÏa2V2-V2A2a2=12ÒÏVa2-A2a2V2=2∆PÒÏa2a2-A2V=2a2∆pÒÏa2-A2

Hence, it proved.

04

(b) Determining the rate of water flow Q in cubic meters per second

Using the speed of the fluidVat the entrance and exit of the pipe,

V=2a2ΔpÒÏa2-A2

Where the fluid is fresh water.

ÒÏ=1000kg/m3

Putting these values in the above equation,

V=2(0.0032m)2(41000Pa-55000Pa)1000kg/m30.0032m22-0.0064m22

=2×0.00001024×-1400010000.00001024-0.0004096

=-0.28672-0.03072

=3.06m/s

Rate of flow of water(Q),

Q=VA=3.06m/s×0.0064m2=0.01955m3/s=2.0×10-2m3/s

Hence, the rate of water flow Qin cubic meters per second is 2.0×102m3/s

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