12.4.2 - Sketching of Streamlines
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What is a streamline?
💡 Hint: Think about the path of a leaf floating on a river.
What happens to fluid speed in a converging nozzle?
💡 Hint: Consider how a hose works when you cover the end.
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What is the effect of a converging nozzle on fluid velocity?
💡 Hint: Think about how water sprays from a hose.
True or False: In steady flow, the time component of acceleration is zero.
💡 Hint: Consider the definition of steady flow.
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Given the velocity of a fluid at the entrance of a nozzle as 10 ft/s, calculate the acceleration at both the entrance and exit points where velocity triples.
💡 Hint: Use the relationship between velocity and the area.
Sketch the streamline pattern for a fluid flowing around a cylinder given its flow characteristics.
💡 Hint: Consider the equations relating to cylindrical flows.
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