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![Problem 3. A Venturi tube is used to measure the water flow rate (Fig. 3). The wide
section of the tube has a diameter D1
D2 = 4 cm. The pressure difference between the wide section and the constriction is measured
by a mercury manometer (PHg
rate. State all your assumptions. Calculate the Reynolds number associated with water flow
at the constriction. Is your assumption justified?
10 cm, while the constriction has a diameter
13.56 g/cm³). Apply Bernoulli's equation to find the flow
2 cm
Figure 3: A Venturi tube is used to gauge the water (blue) flow rate. The pressure difference in
the Venturi tube is measured by a mercury (orange) manometer. Figure not to scale.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe24b267d-8d25-43cf-9da5-beb0d51b95de%2F5aabf437-dbad-4b87-962e-772ab0a40b0d%2Fwepjle_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 3. A Venturi tube is used to measure the water flow rate (Fig. 3). The wide
section of the tube has a diameter D1
D2 = 4 cm. The pressure difference between the wide section and the constriction is measured
by a mercury manometer (PHg
rate. State all your assumptions. Calculate the Reynolds number associated with water flow
at the constriction. Is your assumption justified?
10 cm, while the constriction has a diameter
13.56 g/cm³). Apply Bernoulli's equation to find the flow
2 cm
Figure 3: A Venturi tube is used to gauge the water (blue) flow rate. The pressure difference in
the Venturi tube is measured by a mercury (orange) manometer. Figure not to scale.
![Problem 4. An irrigation system consists of 5 parallel triangular-shaped swales (Fig. 4).
The earthen swales are clean and recently completed, and its bed drops 1 ft per 200 ft.
1. Given the water depth h is 2 ft in the canal, calculate the total flow rate of the irrigation
system using the Chézy equation and Manning's formula.
1 m. Suppose that the flow rate in the channel
2. The height of the swales are H =
is increased by 50% due to a recent storm, are the swales deep enough such that the
water does not spill over the top?
H
Figure 4: An irrigation system consists of 5 parallel triangular-shaped swales. The angle a =
45°. Figure not to scale.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe24b267d-8d25-43cf-9da5-beb0d51b95de%2F5aabf437-dbad-4b87-962e-772ab0a40b0d%2Fn4p0cq_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 4. An irrigation system consists of 5 parallel triangular-shaped swales (Fig. 4).
The earthen swales are clean and recently completed, and its bed drops 1 ft per 200 ft.
1. Given the water depth h is 2 ft in the canal, calculate the total flow rate of the irrigation
system using the Chézy equation and Manning's formula.
1 m. Suppose that the flow rate in the channel
2. The height of the swales are H =
is increased by 50% due to a recent storm, are the swales deep enough such that the
water does not spill over the top?
H
Figure 4: An irrigation system consists of 5 parallel triangular-shaped swales. The angle a =
45°. Figure not to scale.
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