1) A 90 mm diameter pipe with a uniform bore is inserted into a tank to create a siphon.

The pipe has a

bent section crest which is 1.5 m above the water level and the discharge is 2.8 m below the water level,
as
shown in the figure below. Find the velocity at the discharge.
Answer : 7.412 m/s
Applying Bernoullis equation between 1 & 3,
P1
_
+
v1
2

2
+ gz1 =
P3
_
+
v3
2

2
+ gz3
Since, P1 = P3 = Patmospheric and v1 = 0,
taking point 3 as the reference level, z1 = 2.8 m, z3 = 0.0 m
2.8 g =
v3
2

2
) v3 = 7.412 m/s
2) The cross-section of the exit section of a control surface enclosing an aircraft propeller is 9 m2. The
mean
values of air velocities at the entry and exit of the control surface are 129 m/s and 183 m/s. Taking the
density of air to be 1.25 kg/m3, determine the thrust acting on the propeller. Assume incompressible and
steady flow.
Answer : 111.18 kN
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