Consider the venturi tube of Figure without the manometer. Let, Aequal localid="1658313222020" 5a. Suppose the pressure localid="1658313216049" p1at localid="1658313234980" Ais localid="1658313228211" 2.0atm.

(a) Compute the values of the speed localid="1658313241250" vat A.

(b) Compute the values of the speed localid="1658313246652" vat a that make the pressure localid="1658313253283" p2at an equal to zero.

(c) Compute the corresponding volume flow rate if the diameter at A is localid="1658313260347" 5.0cm. The phenomenon that occurs at localid="1658313273085" awhen localid="1658313267168" p2 falls to nearly zero is known as cavitation. The water vaporizes into small bubbles.

Short Answer

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a)The speed vat Ais 4.1m/s.

b)The speed vat a that makes pressure p2at aequal to zero is 21m/s.

c)The corresponding volume flow rate if the diameter at Ais 5.0cmis 8.1×10-3m/s3.

Step by step solution

01

 Given information

A=5aP1=2.0atm=202650paP2=0atm=0paDiameter=5.0cm=0.05m

02

Understanding the concept of Bernoulli’s equation and equation of continuity

By using Bernoulli’s equation and the equation of continuity to points1and2in the given figure14-50,find the speedVat Aand the speedvata. For the rate of flow of water, Quse the relation between the rate of flow of water Qand the speed of fluid Vat the entrance and exit of the pipe. According to Bernoulli’s equation, as the speed of a moving fluid increases, the pressure within the fluid decreases.

Formulae are as follows:

  1. Bernoulli’s equation, pv+12ρg2y+=constant

  2. Equation of continuity, av=AV

  3. The speed Vat A, V=2a2pρa2-A2

  4. Rate of flow of waterQ, Q=VA

Where, pis pressure, v,Vare velocities,gis an acceleration due to gravity, his height, A,aare areas, Qis rate, yis distance, and ρis density.

03

(a) Determining the speed v at A

Here,

A=5a

Putting this value in the equation,

v=2a2pρa2-A2=2a2pρa2-5a2=p-12ρ=p1-p212ρ

Substitute the given values.

v=202650pa-012×1000kg/m3

Densityofwaterisρ=1000kgm3

data-custom-editor="chemistry" v=4.1094m/s4.1m/s

Hence, the speed vat A is 4.1m/s.

04

(b) Determining the speed v at a that makes pressure p2at a equal to zero

Now,

A=5a

Putting in the equation of continuity,

av=AV

Substitute the value ofA

av=5aVv=5V=5×4.1094=20.5472m/s21m/s

Hence, the speed vat a that makes pressure p2at aequal to zero is 21m/s.

05

(c) Determining the corresponding volume flow rate if the diameter at A is 5.0cm

Rate of flow of waterQ,

Here,

Q=VAA=πDiameter22=π0.05m22=0.0019635m2

Putting in the above equation of rate of flow of water (Q),

Q=4.1094×0.0019635=8.0688×10-3m3/s8.1×10-3m3/s

Hence, the corresponding volume flow rate if the diameter at Ais 5.0cmis8.1×10-3m3/s.

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