Water flows steadily through a 35° pipe bend. At the inlet, the diameter is 0.3 m, the velocity is 10 m/s and the pressu
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:07 am
Water flows steadily through a 35° pipe bend. At the inlet, the diameter is 0.3 m, the velocity is 10 m/s and the pressure is 128 kPa gauge. At the outlet, the diameter is 0.4 m and the pressure is 148 kPa. The mass of water in the bend is 145 kg. (a) Calculate the velocity at the bend exit (in m/s) and mass flow rate (in kg/s) (b) Determine the forces Fx (N) and Fy (N) necessary to hold the pipe bend in place.