Question: ( a ) A 7 . 5 c m diameter fire hose is maintained at a gauge pressure of P 0 by a fire engine

(a) A 7.5cm diameter fire hose is maintained at a gauge pressure of P0 by a fire engine pumping water. There is a nozzle at the end of the hose, reducing the diameter down to 3.5cm. The hose is held horizontally and discharges into atmosphere.
(i) Draw a fully labelled diagram of the hose, nozzle section and horizontal water jet. Include a control volume enabling a momentum balance of the calculation of the force required to hold the hose.
(ii) Derive an expression that relates the average velocity of the water in the hose (u0) to the average velocity of the water at the nozzle outlet (u1), the diameter of the hose (d0) and the diameter of the nozzle outlet (d1).
(iii) Calculate the average velocity of the water at the nozzle outlet (u1) and the water volume flow rate in the hose, assuming a gauge pressure, P0, in the hose of 100kPa.
(b) Water is flowing in a bent pipe, as shown in Figure Q1. The gauge pressure of water in the pipe is 8 bar. The angle between the inlet and outlet sections is =45. The pipe diameter is 0.32m at the bend inlet and 0.25m at the bend outlet. The volumetric flow rate is 100Ls-1.
(i) Calculate the x- and y-components of the average fluid velocity at the bend inlet, u1, and at the bend outlet, u2.
(ii) Calculate the x- and y-components of the pressure force at the bend inlet, A1P1, and at the bend outlet, A2P2.
(iii) Apply the momentum balance within the bend and calculate the x- and y-components of the resultant force exerted by the pipe walls on the water. Assume the gravity force to be negligible.
Figure Q1. Diagram of the bend.
Figure Q1. Diagram of the bend
 (a) A 7.5cm diameter fire hose is maintained at a gauge

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