An Incompressible Fluid Is Flowing Through a Horizontal Pipe with a Constriction

question 57

Multiple Choice

An incompressible fluid is flowing through a horizontal pipe with a constriction. The velocity of the fluid in the wide section of the pipe is 5.00 m/s and the velocity of the fluid in the narrow section of pipe is 8.00 m/s. The pressure of the fluid in the wide section is 200 kPa. What is the pressure in the narrow section of the pipe? (density of the fluid is 680 kg/m³)

• A) 155 kPa
• B) 160 kPa
• C) 175 kPa
• D) 187 kPa
• E) 207 kPa

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