Question: Problem 1 . You are trying to siphon gasoline ( = 7 2 0 k g m 3 ) out of a tank using a

Problem 1. You are trying to siphon gasoline (=720kgm3) out of a tank using a U-shaped tube
with a constant cross-sectional area. The tube rises 1m above the fluid surface in the tank and
outlets 7m below the fluid surface. The gasoline on the surface of the tank is stationary but flows
out as a jet at atmospheric pressure (101kPa ). What is the speed of the free jet, and what is the
pressure at the top of the tube?
a)(2 pt.) Use Bernoulli's equation and general assumptions to relate the head at points (1)
and (2). Simplify your equation by canceling out any irrelevant heads.
b)(4 pt.) Solve the simplified Bernoulli's equation to determine the velocity of the jet at
point 2. Use the height at position (1) as the origin
c)(4 pt.) Rewrite another Bernoulli's equation to find the pressure in the tube at point A.
 Problem 1. You are trying to siphon gasoline (=720kgm3) out of

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