Unit 4 True
Unit 4 True
Fluid Dynamics
1 General Objectives
We can apply the principle of continuity to pipes with cross sections that have changes
along their length. Consider the diagram below of a pipe with a contraction.
A liquid is flowing from left to right and the pipe is narrowing in the same direction.
By the continuity principle, the discharge must be the same at each section. The
mass going into the pipe is equal to the mass going out of the pipe.
Sample Problem 5
.
Sample Problem 6
Now try this on a diffuser, a pipe which expands or
diverges as in the figure below.