Important Question Based on Derivation of Continuity

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Ques: A liquid flows at a speed of 9cm/s through a pipe with a diameter of 10cm.
What is the new velocity of the liquid if the pipe diameter is reduced to 6cm? (3
Marks)

Ques: If blood flows through the aorta with velocity, va, with what velocity would
blood flow through the capillaries in the body? (3 Marks)

Ques: What is the relationship between flow speed at point 2 and point 1 if a pipe
with flowing water has a cross-sectional area nine times bigger at point 2 than at
point 1? (3 Marks)

Ques: Blood moves at a velocity of v via an artery. What is the new blood velocity
if a vasoconstricting substance is eaten and the artery constricts to half its
original diameter? (4 Marks)

Ques: A garden hose with a nozzle is connected to a pipe with a diameter of 4 cm.
What is the velocity of the flow at the nozzle when it is modified to have a
diameter of 8 millimetres if the velocity of flow in the pipe is 2ms? (4 Marks)

Ques: On a circular conduit, there are different diameters: diameter D1 = 2 m

changes into D2 = 3 m. The velocity in the entrance profile was measured: v 1 = 3
ms-1. Calculate the discharge and mean velocity at the outlet profile (see figure
below). Determine also type of flow in both conduit profiles (whether the flow is
laminar or turbulent) – temperature of water T = 12° C. (4 Marks)

Ques: A water clock is an axisymmetric vessel with a small exit pipe at the
bottom. Find the shape for which the water level falls at equal heights in equal
intervals of time. (5 Marks)

Ques: A horizontal pipe with a constriction is called a Venturi Tube and is used to
measure flow velocities by measuring the pressure at two different cross-
sectional areas of the pipe. Given two pressures P 1 and P2 where the areas are A2
and A1 respectively, determine the flow velocity at point 2 in terms of these
quantities and the fluid density ρ. (2 Marks)

Ques: A large storage tank filled with water develops a small hole in its side at a
point 16 m below the water level. If the rate of flow from the leak is 2.5 x
10−3 m3/min, determine:
a) the speed at which the water leaves the hole
b) the diameter of the hole (4 Marks)