The water in an aquarium will be drained for cleaning. A flexible tube (D = 4mm) will be used to drain the aquarium through siphoning. What must be the vertical distance between the end of the pipe and the water surface so that the velocity of outflow is 2m/s?
The water in an aquarium will be drained for cleaning. A flexible tube (D = 4mm) will be used to drain the aquarium through siphoning. What must be the vertical distance between the end of the pipe and the water surface so that the velocity of outflow is 2m/s?
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Transcribed Image Text:The water in an aquarium will be drained for cleaning. A flexible tube (D = 4mm) will
be used to drain the aquarium through siphoning. What must be the vertical distance
between the end of the pipe and the water surface so that the velocity of outflow is
2m/s?
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