A horizontal reducing bend turns the flow of water ( = 1000 kg/m 3 ) through 60.

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A horizontal reducing bend turns the flow of water (ρ = 1000 kg/m3) through 60°. The inlet area is 0.001 m2, and the outlet area is 0.0001 m2. The water from the outlet discharges into the atmosphere with a velocity of 55 m/s. What horizontal force (parallel to the initial flow direction) acting through the metal of the bend at the inlet is required to hold the bend in place?

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Engineering Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781118880685

11th Edition

Authors: Donald F. Elger, Barbara A. LeBret, Clayton T. Crowe, John A. Robertson

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