Fluid Flow and Conservation of Energy in Varying Cross-Sectional Area Pipes

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What is required to produce the acceleration of an incompressible fluid in a pipe of varying cross-sectional area?

A force exerted by the surrounding fluid (correct)

A decrease in fluid viscosity

An increase in fluid density

An increase in temperature of the fluid

According to Bernoulli's equation, what does the pressure difference between two points in a pipe relate to?

Velocity changes and elevation changes (correct)

Viscosity and compressibility

Frictional losses and pipe roughness

Density changes and temperature changes

In a steady flow of incompressible fluid through a pipe of varying cross-sectional area, what causes the velocity to change?

Viscosity of the fluid

Force of gravity

Friction between the fluid and the pipe walls

Equation of continuity (correct)

What did Swiss physicist Daniel Bernoulli develop in 1738 to relate pressure difference between two points in a pipe?

Bernoulli's equation Signup and view all the answers

What does the pressure difference between two points in a pipe depend on, according to Bernoulli's equation?

Velocity changes, elevation changes, and kinetic energy change Signup and view all the answers

According to Bernoulli's equation, what remains constant as we move along a streamline?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the assumption made when applying the energy conservation principle in fluid flow?

No energy is lost due to internal friction Signup and view all the answers

In Bernoulli's equation, what does the term 'pgh' represent?

Potential energy per unit volume Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the lost kinetic energy of a fluid according to Bernoulli's equation?

It gets converted into heat energy Signup and view all the answers

Why does Bernoulli's equation ideally apply to fluids with zero viscosity?

Because it assumes no internal friction or energy loss Signup and view all the answers

What is the general expression that relates the pressure difference between two points in a pipe to velocity and elevation changes, according to the text?

Bernoulli's equation Signup and view all the answers

What is required to produce the acceleration of an incompressible fluid in a pipe of varying cross-sectional area, as mentioned in the text?

A force from the surrounding fluid is required Signup and view all the answers

What did Swiss physicist Daniel Bernoulli develop in 1738 to relate pressure difference between two points in a pipe?

Bernoulli's equation Signup and view all the answers

In Bernoulli's equation, what does the term 'pgh' represent?

Potential energy per unit volume Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what happens to the lost kinetic energy of a fluid according to Bernoulli's equation?

It is converted into potential energy Signup and view all the answers

According to Bernoulli's equation, what does the term 'pgh' represent?

Change in gravitational potential energy Signup and view all the answers

What assumption is made when applying the energy conservation principle in fluid flow?

No energy lost due to friction Signup and view all the answers

What does the pressure difference between two points in a pipe depend on, according to Bernoulli's equation?

Flow velocity Signup and view all the answers

What is required to produce the acceleration of an incompressible fluid in a pipe of varying cross-sectional area?

Pressure difference between two points Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the lost kinetic energy of a fluid according to Bernoulli's equation?

Converted into heat energy Signup and view all the answers

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What is required to produce the acceleration of an incompressible fluid in a pipe of varying cross-sectional area?

According to Bernoulli's equation, what does the pressure difference between two points in a pipe relate to?

In a steady flow of incompressible fluid through a pipe of varying cross-sectional area, what causes the velocity to change?

What did Swiss physicist Daniel Bernoulli develop in 1738 to relate pressure difference between two points in a pipe?

What does the pressure difference between two points in a pipe depend on, according to Bernoulli's equation?

According to Bernoulli's equation, what remains constant as we move along a streamline?

What is the assumption made when applying the energy conservation principle in fluid flow?

In Bernoulli's equation, what does the term 'pgh' represent?

What happens to the lost kinetic energy of a fluid according to Bernoulli's equation?

Why does Bernoulli's equation ideally apply to fluids with zero viscosity?

What is the general expression that relates the pressure difference between two points in a pipe to velocity and elevation changes, according to the text?

What is required to produce the acceleration of an incompressible fluid in a pipe of varying cross-sectional area, as mentioned in the text?

What did Swiss physicist Daniel Bernoulli develop in 1738 to relate pressure difference between two points in a pipe?

In Bernoulli's equation, what does the term 'pgh' represent?

According to the text, what happens to the lost kinetic energy of a fluid according to Bernoulli's equation?

According to Bernoulli's equation, what does the term 'pgh' represent?

What assumption is made when applying the energy conservation principle in fluid flow?

What does the pressure difference between two points in a pipe depend on, according to Bernoulli's equation?

What is required to produce the acceleration of an incompressible fluid in a pipe of varying cross-sectional area?

What happens to the lost kinetic energy of a fluid according to Bernoulli's equation?

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