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Equation of Continuity

This document discusses the equation of continuity for fluids. It states that for an incompressible fluid flowing through a pipe, the product of the fluid's speed and the cross-sectional area at any point along the pipe is constant. Where the pipe narrows, the speed increases and where it widens, the speed decreases. This means the volume flow rate, or volume passing through per unit time, remains constant. Partially blocking a garden hose with your thumb demonstrates this, as the water speed increases at the narrowed opening to project over a longer distance. The equation of continuity expresses this relationship mathematically as the product of cross-sectional area and speed equaling a constant value at all points in the pipe.

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Equation of Continuity

This document discusses the equation of continuity for fluids. It states that for an incompressible fluid flowing through a pipe, the product of the fluid's speed and the cross-sectional area at any point along the pipe is constant. Where the pipe narrows, the speed increases and where it widens, the speed decreases. This means the volume flow rate, or volume passing through per unit time, remains constant. Partially blocking a garden hose with your thumb demonstrates this, as the water speed increases at the narrowed opening to project over a longer distance. The equation of continuity expresses this relationship mathematically as the product of cross-sectional area and speed equaling a constant value at all points in the pipe.

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EQUATION

OF
CONTINUITY
JOEFERSON
LIBRADILLA
Equation of Continuity 
for Fluids
This expression is called the equation of continuity for fluids.
It states that the product of the area and the fluid speed at all
points along a pipe is constant for an incompressible fluid.
Equation 14.7 shows that the speed is high where the tube is
constricted (small A) and low where the tube is wide (large A).
The product Av, which has the dimensions of volume per unit
time, is called either the volume flux or the flow rate. The
condition Av 5 constant is equivalent to the statement that the
volume of fluid that enters one end of a tube in a given time
interval equals the volume leaving the other end of the tube in
the same time interval if no leaks are present. You demonstrate
the equation of continuity each time you water your garden with
your thumb over the end of a garden hose as in Figure 14.17. By
partially blocking the opening with your thumb, you reduce the
cross-sectional area through which the water passes. As a result,
the speed of the water increases as it exits the hose, and the water
can be sprayed over a long distance.
EQUATION OF CONTINUITY FORMULA

The flow rate (volume flux) through a pipe that varies in


cross-sectional area is constant; that is equivalent to stating
that the product of the cross-sectional area A and the speed v
at any point is a constant. This result is expressed in the
equation of continuity for fluids:

=CONSTANT
Example 14.7 Watering a Garden
A gardener uses a water hose to fill a 30.0-L bucket. The gardener notes that it takes 1.00 min to fill the bucket. A
nozzle with an opening of cross-sectional area 0.500 cm2 is then attached to the hose. The nozzle is held so that
water is projected horizontally from a point 1.00 m above the ground. Over what horizontal distance can the
water be projected?

SOLUTION:
THANK YOU

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