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6) Bernoulli’s
PrinciPle
 Idea

• Why;
Idea
 BERNOULLI’S PRINCIPLE
1. Daily situation :
a) The roof of a house being lifted by strong
winds.
 Bernoulli’s Principle

State that;
• When the speed of a fluid increases,
the pressure of the fluid decrease and
vice versa.
APPLICATION

1. Aerofoil shape
2. Bunsen Burner
3. Carburetors
4. Sports
4. Uses of Bernoulli’s Principle :
a) Aerofoil
- when an aeroplane moves forward,
the velocity of air at upper part of
wing is higher than at the bottom part.
- therefore, lower pressure of air is
produced at upper part of wing and
higher pressure at bottom part of wing.
- difference in pressure produces uplift
force that lifts up the aeroplane.
b) Bunsen burner

The pressure of fast moving gas stream from the nozzle

is less than the surrounding atmospheric pressure.
The difference in pressure causes air to be drawn into the
burner tube.
c) Car carburator
d) Insecticide sprayer
Exercise;
Exam format question;

The diagram 5.1 show the

situation of a sheet of paper
before and when it is blown.
Diagram 5.2 show the
situation of the canopy before
the lorry moves and when the
lorry moves at high speed.

a) What is meant by speed?

b) Based on diagram 5.1 and 5.2 ;
• i) state two similarities for the situations in diagram 5.1 & 5.2.
• ii) compare the air pressure above and below the paper when air is
blown.
• iii) Relate the speed of the air to the pressure of the air.
c) Name the principle involved in b (iii)
• d) Diagram 5.3 shows an instrument used to measure the speed of
air.

• In diagram 5.3, the levels of coloured water in the U-tube are the
same before air flows.
(i) Compare the speeds of air at P and Q.
(ii) Mark the water levels in the U-tube in diagram 5.3 while air flows.