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 Assume the flow to be frictionless in the

siphon shown in Fig. Find the rate of
discharge in cfs and the pressure head at
B if the pipe has a uniform diameter of 4
inch

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 dp V P
2
dz d  ds
 2g  A
For Compressible and
Incompressible Fluid

For Compressible –
Specific weight is
 p1 
V 1 P
2
 p2 V 2  constant Fluid –
2

  z1    ds    z2   After integrating
 2g   A   2g  above equation 30
Pressure in conduits of uniform
cross-section

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Pressure in conduits of uniform
cross-section

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Case
of
Ideal
Fluid

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Case
of
Real
Fluid

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