Question: ! Required information A diffuser in a pipe flow is basically a slow expansion of the pipe diameter, which slows down the fluid speed and

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A diffuser in a pipe flow is basically a slow expansion of the pipe diameter, which slows down the fluid speed and increases the pressure (the Bernoulli effect). Water at room temperature flows with a volume flow rate of 0.0250m3s through a horizontal diffuser in which the pipe diameter increases gradually from D1=6.00cm to D2=11.00cm. The irreversible head loss through the diffuser is estimated to be 0.440 m . The flow is turbulent, and the kinetic energy correction factors at both the inlet and the outlet of the diffuser are assumed to be 1.05.
Repeat using the Bernoulli equation (ignore irreversible head losses and ignore kinetic energy correction factors - in other words, the kinetic energy correction factors to 1). Calculate the percentage error in the result due to the Bernoulli approximation. (Round th final answer to two decimal places.)
The percentage error in the result due to the Bernoulli approximation is calculated to be %.
! Required information A diffuser in a pipe flow

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