Civil Engineering - Hydraulics - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Hydraulics - Section 4 (Q.No. 27)
27.
In a short cylindercial external mouthpiece, the venacontracta occurs at a distance from the outlet of orifice equal to
diameter of the orifice
one-fourth the diameter of the orifice
one-third the diameter of the orifice
two-third the diameter of the orifice
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Jeel said:   7 months ago
The vena contracta is the point of minimum cross-sectional area in a fluid stream through an orifice or nozzle. In a short cylindrical external mouthpiece, the vena contracta occurs at a distance of one-fourth the diameter of the orifice from the outlet of the orifice.


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