SEATWORK #3

PROBLEM:

1. A circular pipe, 100 ft long gradually tapers from 8 ft in diameter at one to 2 ft in diameter at the
other. Fluid is flow from the bigger toward the smaller end. What is the rate of increase in
velocity at the entrance if the velocity there is 80 ft per sec.?

ft
V 1=80 8 ft 100 ft 2 ft V 2=?
s

GIVEN :

l=100 ft
d 1=8 ft
d 2=2 ft
V 1=2 ft

REQUIRED :

dV
−this will be the value for V 2
dS

FORMULA :

dv −dA πd 2
= ; A=
V A 4

SOLUTION :

dV −dA
=
V A
( dVV = dAA ) dsV
A ( ds )
dV −V dA
=
ds

dV −V 1 dA
ds
=
A 1 ds ( )
ds
=
(
dV −V 1 A2− A 1
A 1 S2−S 1 )
dV −V 1
=
( π d 22 π d 21
4
−
4 )
ds π d 21 s 2−s1
4

( )
dV −π V 1
= ¿
ds 4 π d 21
4

( )
2 2
dV −V 1 d 2−d 1
= 2
ds d 1 s2−s 1

[ ][
ft

]
80 2 2
dV s ( 2 ft ) −( 8 ft )
=−
ds ( 8 ft )2 100 ft

dV ft
=0.75
ds s

dV ft
=0.75
ds s