4 A pipe carrying 200m³/h of water changes diameter from 0.2m to 0.15m through a sudden contraction. If the static pressure head changes by 0.52m of water across the section, calculate: i the head loss ii the coefficient of contraction Ans: 0.176m of water, 0.629

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4 A pipe carrying 200m³/h of water changes diameter from 0.2m to 0.15m through a sudden
contraction. If the static pressure head changes by 0.52m of water across the section,
calculate:
i
the head loss
ii
the coefficient of contraction
Ans: 0.176m of water, 0.629
Transcribed Image Text:4 A pipe carrying 200m³/h of water changes diameter from 0.2m to 0.15m through a sudden contraction. If the static pressure head changes by 0.52m of water across the section, calculate: i the head loss ii the coefficient of contraction Ans: 0.176m of water, 0.629
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