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Water at 20°C flows through a horizontal garden hose at the rate of 4.8 10-4 m3/

ID: 249880 • Letter: W

Question

Water at 20°C flows through a horizontal garden hose at the rate of 4.8 10-4 m3/2. The diameter of the garden hose is 2.0 cm. (a) What is the water speed in the hose? 1.53 Correct: Your answer is correct. m/s (b) What is the pressure drop across a 20.-m length of hose? kPa (c) By what factor does the water speed change if the cross-sectional area of the hose is halved, but the length and pressure drop remain the same? (d) By what factor does the volume flow rate change if the cross-sectional area of the hose is halved, but the length and pressure drop remain the same? Explain.

Explanation / Answer

a) Q = Av

Q= 4.8 10-4 m3/2

A= 3.14*2*2*10^-4 m^2

we get V= 1.53m/sec

b) pressure drop

P = 0kPa

since the hose is horizontal and there is no change in velocity so pressure drop is zero

P = density * g * ( vertical distance)

P = 0kPa

c) from continuity equation

A1 V1 = A2V2

A2 = A1/2

therefore

V2 = 2V1 ( answer 2 )

d) since incoming mass = outgoing mass

and density is not varying

therefore

inflovolume = outflowvolume

Q dooesnot change

Q = 4.8 10-4 m3/2