Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781259696534
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., John M. Cimbala
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 131P
The static and stagnation pressures of a fluid in a pipe are measured by a piezometer and a pitot tube. The heights of the fluid in the piezometer and pitot tube are measured to be 2.2 m and 2.0 m. respectively. If the density of the fluid is 5000 kgm3, the velocity of the fluid in the pipe is
(a) 0.92 m/s
(b) 1.43 m/s
(c) 1.65 m/s
(d) 1.98 m/s
(e) 2.39 m/s
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