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Water flows at speed v in a pipe of radius R. At what speed does the water flow through a constriction in which the radius of the pipe is R/
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Answer:
v₂ = 9 v
Explanation:
For this exercise in fluid mechanics, let’s use the continuity equation
v₁ A₁ = v₂ A₂
where v is the velocity of the fluid, A the area of the pipe and the subscripts correspond to two places of interest.
The area of a circle is
A = π R²
let’s use the subscript 1 for the starting point and the subscript 2 for the part with the constraint
In this case v₁ = v and the area is
A₁ = π R²
in the second point
A₂= π (R / 3)²
we substitute in the continuity equation
v π R² = v₂ π R² / 9
v = v₂ / 9
v₂ = 9 v