The pipe shown has a 180 vertical bend in it. The diameter D is 1.25 ft ,

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The pipe shown has a 180° vertical bend in it. The diameter D is 1.25 ft , and the pressure at the center of the upper pipe is 15 psig. If the flow in the bend is 40 cfs, what external force will be required to hold the bend in place against the action of the water? Th e bend weighs 200 lbf, and the volume of the bend is 2 ft 3. Assume the Bernoulli equation applies. (ρ = 62.4 lbm/ft 3.)

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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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