Example 4.2 A 45° reducing pipe-bend (in a horizontal plane) tapers from 600 mm đĩameter at inlet to 300 mm diameter at outlet (see Fig. 4.5). The gauge pressure at inlet is 140 kPa and the rate of flow of water through the bend is 0.425 m³ · s¬1. Neglecting friction, calculate the net resultant horizontal force exerted by the water on the bend. Solution

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Example 4.2 A 45° reducing pipe-bend (in a horizontal plane) tapers
from 600 mm điameter at inlet to 300 mm diameter at outlet (see
Fig. 4.5). The gauge pressure at inlet is 140 kPa and the rate of flow of
water through the bend is 0.425 m³ · s¬1. Neglecting friction, calculate
the net resultant horizontal force exerted by the water on the bend.
Solution
Transcribed Image Text:Example 4.2 A 45° reducing pipe-bend (in a horizontal plane) tapers from 600 mm điameter at inlet to 300 mm diameter at outlet (see Fig. 4.5). The gauge pressure at inlet is 140 kPa and the rate of flow of water through the bend is 0.425 m³ · s¬1. Neglecting friction, calculate the net resultant horizontal force exerted by the water on the bend. Solution
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