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Hydraulics

29.

To avoid an interruption in the flow of a syphon, an air vessel is provided

at the inlet

at the outlet

at the summit

at any point between intet and outlet.

Answer: Option

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Sonu said: 6 years ago

At summit point, atmospheric pressure is less than gauge pressure so that it opposes the flow. Since we applied the air valve at the summit the air pocket will remove and in resulting pressure inside the pipe will become atmospheric so that flow will be possible.

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