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Water flows in a horizontal pipeline at a steady flow rate of 0.03 m3 s-1. The pipeline terminates with a reducing bend that deflects the water upwards at an angle of 45 degrees, as shown in Figure QB2. The water issues into the atmosphere. The area of the pipe is 150 x 10-4 m2 and the area at the exit to the bend is 25 x 10-4 m2. The gauge pressure at the inlet to the bend is 73.9 kN m-2. The mass of water in the bend is 50 kg.
Determine the resultant force on the bend due to the water flow
From the reynold's transport theorem calculated forces are on water
For forces calculations
First term in the right side becomes zero because control volume is not changing with time
pressure is neglected at outlet because inlet pressure is gauge pressure
substituting these values
it indicates it is in negative x-direction but on bend it will in positive x direction i.e 784.23 N
It indicates it is in positive y axis but on bend it is in negative y direction ie -424.26 N
so resultant force is
it will be in 4th quadrant