Quiz 2

Water is discharging from a tank through a convergent-divergent

mouthpiece. The exit from the tank is rounded so that losses there
may be neglected and the minimum diameter at (2) is 0.05m. If
the potential head in the tank at above the centre-line of the
mouthpiece is 1.83m, determine:
a) the volume flow rate
b) the diameter at the exit (3) if the pressure head at the
minimum area at (2) is to be 2.44m.
c) the volume flow rate if the divergent part of the mouth piece
were removed?
(Assume pressure head at (1) and (3) is 10m)

1.83 m

2
1 3
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(25 marks)

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Solution: Quiz 2 (a) (11 Marks)
Given :
d 2  0.05m
p2
Minimum pressure   2.44m  1
g
p1 p
 10m  3  1
g g

apply Bernoulli :
p1 v2 p v2 p v2
 1  h1  2  2  h2  3  3  h3  1
g 2 g g 2 g g 2 g

If we take the datum through the orifice :

h 1  1.83m h2  h3  0 v1  neglibible   2 

between 1 and 2;
p1 v2 p v2
 1  h1  2  2  h2
g 2 g g 2 g
v 22
10  1.83  2.44   1
2g
v2  2 g 10  1.83  2.44  1
v 2  13.57m / s  1

 V2  v 2 A2  1
  0.05 2 
V 2  13.57 x    1
 4 

V 2  0.02665m 3 / s  1

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Solution: Quiz 2 (b) (7 Marks)
between 1 and 3; p1  p3
2
p1 v 1 p v2
  h1  3  3  h3 1
g 2 g g 2 g
v 32
1.83  1
2g
v3  2 g 1.83  5.99m / s 1

V3  v3 A3 1
d 32
0.02665  5.99 x 1
4
0.02665 4 
d3   0.0752m  2 
5.99

Solution: Quiz 2 (c) (7 Marks)

If the mouth piece has been removed,
p1  p2  1
p1 p v2
 h1  2  2  1
g g 2 g
2 gh1  v2  5.99m / s   2

V2  v2 A2  1
  0.05 2 
V 2  5.99    0.0118 m 3 / s   2 
 4 

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