A 90° elbow in a horizontal pipe is used to direct water flow upward at a rate of 40 kg/s. Thediameter of the entire elbow is 10 cm. The elbow discharges water into the atmosphere, and thusthe pressure at the exit is the local atmospheric pressure. The elevation difference between thecenters of the exit and the inlet of the elbow is 50 cm. The weight of the elbow and the water in itis considered to be negligible. Determine (a) the gage pressure at the center of the inlet of theelbow and (b) the anchoring force needed to hold the elbow in place. Take the momentum fluxcorrection factor to be 1.03 at both the inlet and the outlet.50 cm50 cmWater40 kg/s

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90° elbow in a horizontal pipe is used ameter of the entire elbow is 10 cm. The e pressure at the exit is the local atmosp enters of the exit and the inlet of the elbov considered to be negligible. Determine bow and (b) the anchoring force needed eded

90° elbow in a horizontal pipe is used ameter of the entire elbow is 10 cm. The e pressure at the exit is the local atmosp enters of the exit and the inlet of the elbov considered to be negligible. Determine bow and (b) the anchoring force needed eded

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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