A pitot tube is inserted in a pipe of 30 cm diameter. The static pressure of the tube is 10 cm of mercury, vacuum. The stagnation pressure at the centre of the pipe recorded by the pitot tube is 1.0 N/cm². Calculate the rate of flow of water through the pipe, if the mean velocity of flow is 0.85 times the central velocity. Assume coefficient of the tube to be 0.98.

A pitot tube is inserted in a pipe of 30 cm diameter. The static pressure of the tube is 10 cm of mercury, vacuum. The stagnation pressure at the centre of the pipe recorded by the pitot tube is 1.0 N/cm². Calculate the rate of flow of water through the pipe, if the mean velocity of flow is 0.85 times the central velocity. Assume coefficient of the tube to be 0.98.

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