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Mechanics of Fluids / August 7, 2021

Energy Equation – Example

Problem For the siphon shown, determine the discharge and pressure heads at A and B given that the pipe diameter is 200 mm and the nozzle diameter is 150 mm. You may neglect friction in the pipe. Solution To find the discharge (or flow) apply Bernoulli’s Equation along the streamline connecting points 1 and 2. […]

Problem

For the siphon shown, determine the discharge and pressure heads at A and B given that the pipe diameter is 200 mm and the nozzle diameter is 150 mm. You may neglect friction in the pipe.

Solution

To find the discharge (or flow) apply Bernoulli’s Equation along the streamline connecting points 1 and 2. To do this note: