A bend in a water piping system is shown below. Water comes in horizontally at A...

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A bend in a water piping system is shown below. Water comes in horizontally at A and leaves from the other opening at B. The cross-sectional area is constant at a value of 0.033 m². The volumetric flow rate of water is 0.170 m³/s. The absolute pressures at the entrance and exit of the bend are 356 kPa and 185 kPa, respectively. The atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa. The density of water is 1000 kg/m³. 140° a) What is the anchoring force (in the vector form) to hold the bend? b) Calculate the minor loss coefficient of this bend (gravitational effect is negligible). (22 points) A bend in a water piping system is shown below. Water comes in horizontally at A and leaves from the other opening at B. The cross-sectional area is constant at a value of 0.033 m². The volumetric flow rate of water is 0.170 m³/s. The absolute pressures at the entrance and exit of the bend are 356 kPa and 185 kPa, respectively. The atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa. The density of water is 1000 kg/m³. 140° a) What is the anchoring force (in the vector form) to hold the bend? b) Calculate the minor loss coefficient of this bend (gravitational effect is negligible). (22 points)

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To calculate the anchoring force on the bend we need to consider the pressure difference across the ... View the full answer