Models of torpedoes are sometimes tested in a horizontal pipe of flowing water,

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Models of torpedoes are sometimes tested in a horizontal pipe of flowing water, much as a wind tunnel is used to test model airplanes. Consider a circular pipe of internal diameter 29 cm and a torpedo model aligned along the long axis of the pipe. The model has a 5.9 cm diameter and is to be tested with water flowing past it at 3.1 m/s. (a) With what speed must the water flow in the part of the pipe that is unconstricted by the model? (b) What will the pressure difference be between the constricted and unconstricted parts of the pipe? Units (b) Number The number of significant digits is set to 2; the tolerance is +/2% Work Click if you

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(a) cross-section area A = (/4)(29cm)² = 660.5 cm²
reduced area Ar = (/4)(29² - 5.9²)cm² = 633.2 cm²

The flow rate must be the same at both points: Q = v * Ar = v' * A
3.1m/s * 633.2cm² = v' * 660.5cm²
v' = 2.97 m/s

(b) Bernoulli: p = ½(v² - v'²) = ½ * 1000kg/m³ * (3.1² - 2.97²)m²/s²
p = 39455 Pa

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