A pipe line of 5 cm diameter is reduced abruptly to 2.5 cm diameter at a section to enable measurement of the water flowing through it. The loss of head at the contraction is 0.5 m. Given that, in metric units, √√√2g = 4.43 and √g = 3.132. The mean velocity in the reduced section will be (Take Cc = 0.585)

Structural Analysis
6th Edition
ISBN:9781337630931
Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.
Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.
Chapter2: Loads On Structures
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1P
icon
Related questions
Question
A pipe line of 5 cm diameter is reduced
abruptly to 2.5 cm diameter at a section to enable
measurement of the water flowing through it. The loss
of head at the contraction is 0.5 m. Given that, in
metric units, √√2g = 4.43 and √√g = 3.132. The mean
velocity in the reduced section will be (Take
Cc = 0.585)
Transcribed Image Text:A pipe line of 5 cm diameter is reduced abruptly to 2.5 cm diameter at a section to enable measurement of the water flowing through it. The loss of head at the contraction is 0.5 m. Given that, in metric units, √√2g = 4.43 and √√g = 3.132. The mean velocity in the reduced section will be (Take Cc = 0.585)
Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps with 3 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Time and time related variables in engineering
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, civil-engineering and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Structural Analysis
Structural Analysis
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9781337630931
Author:
KASSIMALI, Aslam.
Publisher:
Cengage,
Structural Analysis (10th Edition)
Structural Analysis (10th Edition)
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9780134610672
Author:
Russell C. Hibbeler
Publisher:
PEARSON
Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Cou…
Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Cou…
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9781337705028
Author:
Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Fundamentals of Structural Analysis
Fundamentals of Structural Analysis
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9780073398006
Author:
Kenneth M. Leet Emeritus, Chia-Ming Uang, Joel Lanning
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Sustainable Energy
Sustainable Energy
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9781337551663
Author:
DUNLAP, Richard A.
Publisher:
Cengage,
Traffic and Highway Engineering
Traffic and Highway Engineering
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9781305156241
Author:
Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning