Ideal Fluids in Motion
• Ideal Fluid:
Steady Flow, Incompressible Flow, Non viscous Flow, Irrotational Flow.
• The Equation of Continuity:
If a fluid is incompressible, its density  is constant throughout.
Thus the volume of fluid entering a tube at one end per unit of time
must be equal to the volume of fluid leaving the other end per unit
time. In the time Dt we have A1v1Dt = A2v2Dt.
DV = v2A2Dt
DV = v1A1Dt
A1v1 = A2v2 (continuity equation) RV = Av = volume flow rate = constant
Rm = RV = Av = mass flow rate = constant
• Bernoulli’s Equation:
Application of W = DKE + DU:
W  ( P1 A1 )Dx1  ( P2 A2 )Dx2  ( P1  P2 )DV  ( P1  P2 )
( P1  P2 )
M

M

M
 12 M (v22  v12 )  Mg ( y2  y1 )
F1 = P1A1
P1  12 v12  gy1  P2  12 v22  gy2
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F2 = P2A2
Dx2 = v2Dt
Dx1 = v1Dt
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Bernoulli’s Equation: Applications
• Bernoulli’s Equation: P + ½v2 + gy = constant
P1  12 v12  gy1  P2  12 v22  gy2 (conservation of energy for a fluid)
• Constant Height (y1 = y2):
P1  12 v12  P2  12 v22
v1 >> v2
P + ½v2 = constant
P1 << P2
v1 P1
v2 P2 Air Foil
If the speed of a fluid element increases as the element travels
along a horizontal streamline, the pressure of the fluid must DP  P  P  1  (v 2  v 2 )
2
1
1
2
2
decrease, and conversely.
• Example (velocity of efflux):
Area A1
y-axis
We can use Bernoulli’s equation to calculate the speed of
efflux, v2, from a horizontal orifice (and area A2) located a
depth h below the water level of a large talk (with area A1).
P1  v  gy1  P2  v  gy2
1
2
2
1
P1 = P2 = Patm
v2 
1
2
v1 = v2A2/A1
2
2
v1
v  v  2gh  ( A2 / A1 ) v  2gh
2
2
h
(1↔2)
2
1
2
2 gh
 2 gh (Torricelli’s Law)
(1  ( A2 / A1 ) 2 ) A2  A1
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y=0
Area A2
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Bernoulli’s Equation: Application
• Venturi Meter:
A Venturi meter is used to measure the flow of a fluid
in a pipe. The meter is constructed between two
sections of a pipe, the cross-sectional area A of the
entrance and exit of the meter matches the pipe’s
cross-sectional area. Between the entrance and exit,
the fluid (with density ) flows from the pipe with
speed V and then through a narrow “throat” of crosssectional area a with speed v. A manometer (with fluid
of density M) connects the wider portion of the meter
to the narrow portion. What is V in terms of , M, h,
a, and A?
P1  V  P2  v
1
2
2
1
2
2
C
VA  va
(1↔2)
v  VA / a
 A2  2
2 gh
V  2  1  ( P1  P2 ) 
(M   )

a
 
PC  P1  g (d  h)  P2  gd  M gh (C↔C)
2
P1  P2  ( M   ) gh
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
2 gh M  1



V
2
A
 
  1
a
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Bernoulli’s Equation: Application
• Siphon:
The figure shows a siphon, which is a device for
removing liquid from a container. Tube ABC must
initially be filled, but once this is done, liquid will
flow until the liquid surface of the container is
level with the tube opening A. With what speed
does the liquid emerge from the tube at C? What
is the greatest possible height h1 that a siphon can
lift water?
Patm  V  PA  v  gd
1
2
2
2
1
2
VA  va
(S↔A)
V  va / A
 a 
2
1
Patm  PA  12 v 2 1  2   gd a


P


v
 gd
A
2
 A
 A 
2
PA  12 v2  gd  Patm  12 v2  g (d  h2 )
1
2
v2  g (d  h2 )
A = Area of container
a = area of tube
S
y=0
V
(A↔C)
v
PB  12 v2  gh1  Patm  12 v2  g (d  h2 ) (B↔A)
v  2g(d  h2 )
(P  P )
h1  atm B  (d  h2 )
g
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P
 atm  (d  h2 )
g
v
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