A reducing elbow in a horizontal pipe is used to deflect water by an angle of 110° from the flow direction while accelerating it. Hot water at 80°C flows at a rate of 33 kg/s in the pipe. The elbow discharges water into the atmosphere. The cross-sectional area of the elbow is 150 cm2 at the inlet and 25 cm2
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A reducing elbow in a horizontal pipe is used to deflect water by an angle of
110° from the flow direction while accelerating it. Hot water at 80°C flows
at a rate of 33 kg/s in the pipe. The elbow discharges water into the
atmosphere. The cross-sectional area of the elbow is 150 cm2
at the inlet and
25 cm2
at the outlet. The elevation difference between the entrance and the
exit of the pipe is 40cm. The total mass of the elbow and water in it is 50kg.
Take the momentum-flux correction factor to be 1.03 at both inlet and outlet.
Determine :
-The inlet and outlet water velocities.
-The gage pressure at the center of the inlet of the elbow.
-The anchoring force required to hold the elbow in place.
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