The 3.0 cm-diameter water line splits into two 1.0cm-diameter pipes. All pipes are circular and at the same elevation. At point A, the water speed is 2.0m/s and the gauge pressure is 50kPa. What is the gauge pressure at point B?(pointing toward one of the split pipes)

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Irene · Accepted Answer

12 kPa

bobpursley · Answer

Use the equation of continunity to find the flow in the smaller pipes. The, use Bernoulli's equation to solve for the pressure at B

Alyssa · Answer

I tried this and it did not work :(

Matthew · Answer

Hey thanks for the response, Irene, but could you please actually explain how to solve for the answer. Ana, Alyssa, and I are still perplexed at how to go about this problem.