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Notes for Lecture 2 Fluids Buoyancy Fluid Dynamics Bernoulli’s Equation Lana Sheridan De Anza College April 12, 2017

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Notes for Lecture 2Fluids

BuoyancyFluid Dynamics

Bernoulli’s Equation

Lana Sheridan

De Anza College

April 12, 2017

Last time

• introduction to static fluids

• pressure and depth

• Pascal’s principle

• measurements of pressure

Warm Up Question

The figure shows four containers of olive oil. Rank them accordingto the pressure at depth h, greatest first.1

36314-4 FLU I DS AT R E STPART 2

Fig. 14-3 The pressure p increaseswith depth h below the liquid surfaceaccording to Eq. 14-8.

p

h

Level 1

Level 2

Air

Liquid

y = 0

y

p0

The pressure at a point in a fluid in static equilibrium depends on the depth of thatpoint but not on any horizontal dimension of the fluid or its container.

Thus, Eq. 14-8 holds no matter what the shape of the container. If the bottom surface of the container is at depth h, then Eq. 14-8 gives the pressure p there.

In Eq. 14-8, p is said to be the total pressure, or absolute pressure, at level 2.To see why, note in Fig. 14-3 that the pressure p at level 2 consists of two contribu-tions: (1) p0, the pressure due to the atmosphere, which bears down on the liquid,and (2) rgh, the pressure due to the liquid above level 2, which bears down onlevel 2. In general, the difference between an absolute pressure and an atmos-pheric pressure is called the gauge pressure. (The name comes from the use of agauge to measure this difference in pressures.) For the situation of Fig. 14-3, thegauge pressure is rgh.

Equation 14-7 also holds above the liquid surface: It gives the atmospheric pres-sure at a given distance above level 1 in terms of the atmospheric pressure p1 at level 1(assuming that the atmospheric density is uniform over that distance). For example, tofind the atmospheric pressure at a distance d above level 1 in Fig.14-3,we substitute

y1 ! 0, p1 ! p0 and y2 ! d, p2 ! p.

Then with r ! rair, we obtainp ! p0 " rairgd.

of the water in the cylinder (Fig.14-2d).The balance of these forces is written as

F2 ! F1 # mg. (14-5)

We want to transform Eq. 14-5 into an equation involving pressures. FromEq. 14-4, we know that

F1 ! p1A and F2 ! p2A. (14-6)

The mass m of the water in the cylinder is, from Eq. 14-2, m ! rV, where thecylinder’s volume V is the product of its face area A and its height y1 " y2. Thus,m is equal to rA(y1 " y2). Substituting this and Eq. 14-6 into Eq. 14-5, we find

p2A ! p1A # rAg(y1 " y2)

or p2 ! p1 # rg(y1 " y2). (14-7)

This equation can be used to find pressure both in a liquid (as a function ofdepth) and in the atmosphere (as a function of altitude or height). For the former,suppose we seek the pressure p at a depth h below the liquid surface. Then wechoose level 1 to be the surface, level 2 to be a distance h below it (as in Fig. 14-3),and p0 to represent the atmospheric pressure on the surface.We then substitute

y1 ! 0, p1 ! p0 and y2 ! "h, p2 ! pinto Eq. 14-7, which becomes

p ! p0 # rgh (pressure at depth h). (14-8)

Note that the pressure at a given depth in the liquid depends on that depth butnot on any horizontal dimension.

h

(a) (b) (c) (d)

CHECKPOINT 1

The figure shows fourcontainers of olive oil.Rank them accordingto the pressure at depthh, greatest first.

halliday_c14_359-385hr.qxd 26-10-2009 21:40 Page 363

A a, b, c, d

B a, d, c, b

C a, c, d, b

D All the same

1Halliday, Resnick, Walker, 9th ed, page 363.

Overview

• buoyancy and Archimedes’ principle

• fluid dynamics

• the continuity equation

• Bernoulli’s equation

• Torricelli’s law

• other implications of Bernoulli’s equation

BarometersBarometers are devices for measuring local atmospheric pressure.

Typically, simple barometers are filled with mercury, which is verydense.

The weight of the mercury in the tube exerts the same pressure asthe surrounding atmosphere. On low pressure days, the level of themercury drops. On high pressure days it rises.

Mercury Barometer

The pressure at points A and Bis the same.

14.4 Buoyant Forces and Archimedes’s Principle 423

14.3 Pressure MeasurementsDuring the weather report on a television news program, the barometric pressure is often provided. This reading is the current local pressure of the atmosphere, which varies over a small range from the standard value provided earlier. How is this pres-sure measured? One instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is the common barom-eter, invented by Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647). A long tube closed at one end is filled with mercury and then inverted into a dish of mercury (Fig. 14.6a). The closed end of the tube is nearly a vacuum, so the pressure at the top of the mer-cury column can be taken as zero. In Figure 14.6a, the pressure at point A, due to the column of mercury, must equal the pressure at point B, due to the atmo-sphere. If that were not the case, there would be a net force that would move mer-cury from one point to the other until equilibrium is established. Therefore, P0 5 rHggh, where rHg is the density of the mercury and h is the height of the mercury column. As atmospheric pressure varies, the height of the mercury column varies, so the height can be calibrated to measure atmospheric pressure. Let us determine the height of a mercury column for one atmosphere of pressure, P0 5 1 atm 5 1.013 3 105 Pa:

P0 5 rHggh S h 5P0

rHgg 51.013 3 105 Pa113.6 3 103 kg/m3 2 19.80 m/s2 2 5 0.760 m

Based on such a calculation, one atmosphere of pressure is defined to be the pres-sure equivalent of a column of mercury that is exactly 0.760 0 m in height at 08C. A device for measuring the pressure of a gas contained in a vessel is the open-tube manometer illustrated in Figure 14.6b. One end of a U-shaped tube containing a liquid is open to the atmosphere, and the other end is connected to a container of gas at pressure P. In an equilibrium situation, the pressures at points A and B must be the same (otherwise, the curved portion of the liquid would experience a net force and would accelerate), and the pressure at A is the unknown pressure of the gas. Therefore, equating the unknown pressure P to the pressure at point B, we see that P 5 P0 1 rgh. Again, we can calibrate the height h to the pressure P. The difference in the pressures in each part of Figure 14.6 (that is, P 2 P0) is equal to rgh. The pressure P is called the absolute pressure, and the difference P 2 P0 is called the gauge pressure. For example, the pressure you measure in your bicycle tire is gauge pressure.

Q uick Quiz 14.3 Several common barometers are built, with a variety of fluids. For which of the following fluids will the column of fluid in the barometer be the highest? (a) mercury (b) water (c) ethyl alcohol (d) benzene

14.4 Buoyant Forces and Archimedes’s PrincipleHave you ever tried to push a beach ball down under water (Fig. 14.7a, p. 424)? It is extremely difficult to do because of the large upward force exerted by the water on the ball. The upward force exerted by a fluid on any immersed object is called

The total force on the dam is equal to the product of the average pressure and the area of the face of the dam:

F 5 PavgA 5 112rgH 2 1Hw 2 5 1

2rgwH 2

which is the same result we obtained using calculus.

a

P ! 0

P

P0

P0

A B

h

h

A B

b

Figure 14.6 Two devices for measuring pressure: (a) a mercury barometer and (b) an open-tube manometer.

▸ 14.4 c o n t i n u e d

The pressure at B is P0.

Above the mercury in the tube isa vacuum, so pressure at A isρHggh.

(ρHg = 13.6 kg/m3)

Therefore, P0 = ρHggh.

h ∝ P0

Pressure is sometimes quoted in“inches of mercury”.

1Diagrams from Serway & Jewett, 9th ed.

Manometer

The pressure being measured, P, can be compared to atmosphericpressure P0 by measuring the height of the incompressible fluid inthe U-shaped tube.

14.4 Buoyant Forces and Archimedes’s Principle 423

14.3 Pressure MeasurementsDuring the weather report on a television news program, the barometric pressure is often provided. This reading is the current local pressure of the atmosphere, which varies over a small range from the standard value provided earlier. How is this pres-sure measured? One instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is the common barom-eter, invented by Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647). A long tube closed at one end is filled with mercury and then inverted into a dish of mercury (Fig. 14.6a). The closed end of the tube is nearly a vacuum, so the pressure at the top of the mer-cury column can be taken as zero. In Figure 14.6a, the pressure at point A, due to the column of mercury, must equal the pressure at point B, due to the atmo-sphere. If that were not the case, there would be a net force that would move mer-cury from one point to the other until equilibrium is established. Therefore, P0 5 rHggh, where rHg is the density of the mercury and h is the height of the mercury column. As atmospheric pressure varies, the height of the mercury column varies, so the height can be calibrated to measure atmospheric pressure. Let us determine the height of a mercury column for one atmosphere of pressure, P0 5 1 atm 5 1.013 3 105 Pa:

P0 5 rHggh S h 5P0

rHgg 51.013 3 105 Pa113.6 3 103 kg/m3 2 19.80 m/s2 2 5 0.760 m

Based on such a calculation, one atmosphere of pressure is defined to be the pres-sure equivalent of a column of mercury that is exactly 0.760 0 m in height at 08C. A device for measuring the pressure of a gas contained in a vessel is the open-tube manometer illustrated in Figure 14.6b. One end of a U-shaped tube containing a liquid is open to the atmosphere, and the other end is connected to a container of gas at pressure P. In an equilibrium situation, the pressures at points A and B must be the same (otherwise, the curved portion of the liquid would experience a net force and would accelerate), and the pressure at A is the unknown pressure of the gas. Therefore, equating the unknown pressure P to the pressure at point B, we see that P 5 P0 1 rgh. Again, we can calibrate the height h to the pressure P. The difference in the pressures in each part of Figure 14.6 (that is, P 2 P0) is equal to rgh. The pressure P is called the absolute pressure, and the difference P 2 P0 is called the gauge pressure. For example, the pressure you measure in your bicycle tire is gauge pressure.

Q uick Quiz 14.3 Several common barometers are built, with a variety of fluids. For which of the following fluids will the column of fluid in the barometer be the highest? (a) mercury (b) water (c) ethyl alcohol (d) benzene

14.4 Buoyant Forces and Archimedes’s PrincipleHave you ever tried to push a beach ball down under water (Fig. 14.7a, p. 424)? It is extremely difficult to do because of the large upward force exerted by the water on the ball. The upward force exerted by a fluid on any immersed object is called

The total force on the dam is equal to the product of the average pressure and the area of the face of the dam:

F 5 PavgA 5 112rgH 2 1Hw 2 5 1

2rgwH 2

which is the same result we obtained using calculus.

a

P ! 0

P

P0

P0

A B

h

h

A B

b

Figure 14.6 Two devices for measuring pressure: (a) a mercury barometer and (b) an open-tube manometer.

▸ 14.4 c o n t i n u e d

If h is positive, P > P0, if “negative”, P < P0.

P − P0 is called the gauge pressure.

Buoyancy

Astronauts training in their spacesuits:

The total mass of NASA’s EMU (extravehicular mobility unit) is178 kg. Why does training underwater make maneuvering in thesuits easier?

1Picture from Hubblesite.org.

Buoyancy

The apparent weight of submerged objects is less than its fullweight.

For an object that would float, but is held underwater, its apparentweight is negative!

There is an upward force on an object in a fluid called the buoyantforce.

Buoyancy

Why does this force exist? Where does it come from?

We know density depends on depth, so an object that’s notcompletely flat will have different pressure on different parts of itssurface.

Consider a rectangular object of height h and base area A with itstop edge at a depth d .

The force on each of the four sides will be equal.

The force on the bottom will be (P0 + ρg(h + d))A.

The force on the top will be (P0 + ρgd)A.

There will be a net upward force from the pressuredifference!

Buoyancy

Why does this force exist? Where does it come from?

We know density depends on depth, so an object that’s notcompletely flat will have different pressure on different parts of itssurface.

Consider a rectangular object of height h and base area A with itstop edge at a depth d .

The force on each of the four sides will be equal.

The force on the bottom will be (P0 + ρg(h + d))A.

The force on the top will be (P0 + ρgd)A.

There will be a net upward force from the pressuredifference!

Buoyancy

Why does this force exist? Where does it come from?

We know density depends on depth, so an object that’s notcompletely flat will have different pressure on different parts of itssurface.

Consider a rectangular object of height h and base area A with itstop edge at a depth d .

The force on each of the four sides will be equal.

The force on the bottom will be (P0 + ρg(h + d))A.

The force on the top will be (P0 + ρgd)A.

There will be a net upward force from the pressuredifference!

Buoyancy

Why does this force exist? Where does it come from?

We know density depends on depth, so an object that’s notcompletely flat will have different pressure on different parts of itssurface.

Consider a rectangular object of height h and base area A with itstop edge at a depth d .

The force on each of the four sides will be equal.

The force on the bottom will be (P0 + ρg(h + d))A.

The force on the top will be (P0 + ρgd)A.

There will be a net upward force from the pressuredifference!

Buoyancy

How big will the upward force be?

Fbuoy = Fup − Fdown

= (P0A+ ρg(h + d)A) − (P0A+ ρgdA)

= ρghA

= ρgVobj

because the volume of the submerged block is Vobj = hA.

Notice that ρVobj = mf , the mass of the displaced fluid.

Buoyancy

How big will the upward force be?

Fbuoy = Fup − Fdown

= (P0A+ ρg(h + d)A) − (P0A+ ρgdA)

= ρghA

= ρgVobj

because the volume of the submerged block is Vobj = hA.

Notice that ρVobj = mf , the mass of the displaced fluid.

Buoyancy

How big will the upward force be?

Fbuoy = Fup − Fdown

= (P0A+ ρg(h + d)A) − (P0A+ ρgdA)

= ρghA

= ρgVobj

because the volume of the submerged block is Vobj = hA.

Notice that ρVobj = mf , the mass of the displaced fluid.

Buoyancy and Archimedes’ Principle

Archimedes’ Principle

The buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluidthat the object displaces.

Logically, if a brick falls to the bottom of a pool it must push anamount water equal to its volume up and out of the way.

Buoyancy and Archimedes’ Principle

For a fully submerged object the buoyant force is:

Fbuoy = ρfVobj g

where ρf is the mass density of the fluid and Vobj is the volume ofthe object.

ρf Vobj is the mass of the water moved aside by the object.

Buoyancy and Archimedes’ Principle

An object that floats will displace less fluid than its entire volume.

For a floating object:

Fbuoy = ρfVsub g

where Vsub is the volume of the part of the object underneath thefluid level only.

Sinking and Floating

Will a particular object sink or float in a particular fluid?

• If the object is less dense than the fluid it will float.

• If the object is more dense than the fluid it will sink.

• If the object and the fluid have the same density if will neitherfloat or sink, but drift at equilibrium.

Sinking and Floating

Since the relative density of the object to the fluid determineswhether it will sink or float, we sometimes use the notion ofspecific gravity.

The specific gravity of an object relates its density to the density ofwater (or occasionally other liquids):

Specific gravity, SG

of a sample is the ratio of its density to that of water.

SG =ρsample

ρwater

Often referenced in brewing!

Sinking and Floating

A floating object displaces a mass of water equal to its own mass!

(Equivalently, a weight of water equal to its own weight.)

This also means that ρfVsub = mobj.

Questions

Military ships are often compared by their displacements, theweight (or mass, depending on context) of water they displace.

The USS Enterprise was an aircraft carrier (now decommissioned).

Displacement: 94,781 tonnes (metric tons), fully loaded.

1 tonne = 1000 kg

What is the mass of the fully loaded USS Enterprise in kgs?

Another Problem2

Your friend of mass 100 kg can just barely float in fresh water.Calculate her approximate volume.

2Hewitt, page 246.

Questions

Military ships are often compared by their displacements, theweight (or mass, depending on context) of water they displace.

The USS Enterprise was an aircraft carrier (now decommissioned).

Displacement: 94,781 tonnes (metric tons), fully loaded.

1 tonne = 1000 kg

What is the mass of the fully loaded USS Enterprise in kgs?

Another Problem2

Your friend of mass 100 kg can just barely float in fresh water.Calculate her approximate volume.

2Hewitt, page 246.

Question

Quick Quiz 14.43 You are shipwrecked and floating in the middleof the ocean on a raft. Your cargo on the raft includes a treasurechest full of gold that you found before your ship sank, and theraft is just barely afloat. To keep you floating as high as possible inthe water, should you(i) leave the treasure chest on top of the raft,(ii) secure the treasure chest to the underside of the raft, or(iii) hang the treasure chest in the water with a rope attached tothe raft?(Assume throwing the treasure chest overboard is not an optionyou wish to consider.)

A option (ii) is the best

B option (iii) is the best

C options (ii) and (iii) would be the same, better than (i)

D All would be the same

3Serway & Jewett, page 425.

Buoyancy in Air

Buoyancy in air works the same way as in liquids:

Fbuoy = ρfVobj g

If an object is less dense than air, it will float upwards.

However, in the atmosphere, the density of air varies with height.

Buoyancy in Air

1Photo by Derek Jensen, Wikipedia.

Buoyancy in Air

By roughly how much is your weight reduced by the effects of theair you are submerged in?

Suppose you have a mass of 100 kg and volume of 0.1 m3.

ρair = 1.20 kg/m3 (at room temperature and atmosphericpressure)

Buoyancy in Air

By roughly how much is your weight reduced by the effects of theair you are submerged in?

Suppose you have a mass of 100 kg and volume of 0.1 m3.

ρair = 1.20 kg/m3 (at room temperature and atmosphericpressure)

Fluid Dynamics

When fluids are in motion, their behavior can be very complex.

We will only consider smooth, laminar flow.

Laminar flow is composed of streamlines that do not cross or curlinto vortices.

Streamline

The lines traced out by the velocities of individual particles overtime. Streamlines are always tangent to the velocity vectors in theflow.

Fluid Dynamics

When fluids are in motion, their behavior can be very complex.

We will only consider smooth, laminar flow.

Laminar flow is composed of streamlines that do not cross or curlinto vortices.

Streamline

The lines traced out by the velocities of individual particles overtime. Streamlines are always tangent to the velocity vectors in theflow.

Fluid Dynamics

A diagram of streamlines can be compared to Faraday’srepresentation of the electric field with field lines. In fluids, thevector field is instead a field of velocity vectors in the fluid at everypoint in space and time, and streamlines are the field lines.

1Image by Dario Isola, using MatLab.

Fluid Dynamics

A diagram of streamlines can be compared to Faraday’srepresentation of the electric field with field lines. In fluids, thevector field is instead a field of velocity vectors in the fluid at everypoint in space and time, and streamlines are the field lines.

1Image by Dario Isola, using MatLab.

Fluid Dynamics

We will make some simplifying assumptions:

1 the fluid is nonviscous, ie. not sticky, it has no internalfriction between layers

2 the fluid is incompressible, its density is constant

3 the flow is laminar, ie. the streamlines are constant in time

4 the flow is irrotational, there is no curl

In real life no fluids actually have the first two properties.

Flows can have the second two properties, in the right conditions.

Fluid Dynamics

We will make some simplifying assumptions:

1 the fluid is nonviscous, ie. not sticky, it has no internalfriction between layers

2 the fluid is incompressible, its density is constant

3 the flow is laminar, ie. the streamlines are constant in time

4 the flow is irrotational, there is no curl

In real life no fluids actually have the first two properties.

Flows can have the second two properties, in the right conditions.

Question

The figure shows a pipe and gives the volume flow rate (in cm3/s)and the direction of flow for all but one section. What are thevolume flow rate and the direction of flow for that section?(Assume that the fluid in the pipe is an ideal fluid.)

37314-9 TH E EQUATION OF CONTI N U ITYPART 2

We can rewrite Eq. 14-23 as

RV ! Av ! a constant (volume flow rate, equation of continuity), (14-24)

in which RV is the volume flow rate of the fluid (volume past a given point perunit time). Its SI unit is the cubic meter per second (m3/s). If the density r of thefluid is uniform, we can multiply Eq. 14-24 by that density to get the mass flowrate Rm (mass per unit time):

Rm ! rRV ! rAv ! a constant (mass flow rate). (14-25)

The SI unit of mass flow rate is the kilogram per second (kg/s). Equation 14-25says that the mass that flows into the tube segment of Fig. 14-15 each second mustbe equal to the mass that flows out of that segment each second.

CHECKPOINT 3

The figure shows a pipe and gives the volume flow rate (in cm3/s) and the di-rection of flow for all but one section. What are the volume flow rate and thedirection of flow for that section?

4 8

2 56

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Sample Problem

A water stream narrows as it falls

Figure 14-18 shows how the stream of water emerging froma faucet “necks down” as it falls. This change in the horizontalcross-sectional area is characteristic of any laminar (non-turbulant) falling stream because the gravitational forceincreases the speed of the stream. Here the indicatedcross-sectional areas are A0 ! 1.2 cm2 and A ! 0.35 cm2.The two levels are separated by a vertical distance h ! 45 mm.What is the volume flow rate from the tap?

KEY I DEA

Fig. 14-18 As water falls from a tap, its speedincreases. Because the volume flow rate must bethe same at all horizontal cross sections of thestream, the stream must “neck down” (narrow).

h

A0

A

The volume flow persecond here mustmatch ...

... the volume flowper second here.

The volume flow rate through the higher cross section mustbe the same as that through the lower cross section.

Calculations: From Eq. 14-24, we have

A0v0 ! Av, (14-26)

where v0 and v are the water speeds at the levels correspond-ing to A0 and A. From Eq. 2-16 we can also write, because thewater is falling freely with acceleration g,

v2 ! v20 " 2gh. (14-27)

Eliminating v between Eqs. 14-26 and 14-27 and solving forv0, we obtain

! 0.286 m/s ! 28.6 cm/s.

From Eq. 14-24, the volume flow rate RV is thenRV ! A0v0 ! (1.2 cm2)(28.6 cm/s)

! 34 cm3/s. (Answer)

! A (2)(9.8 m/s2)(0.045 m)(0.35 cm2)2

(1.2 cm2)2 # (0.35 cm2)2

v0 ! A 2ghA2

A20 # A2

Additional examples, video, and practice available at WileyPLUS

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A 11 cm3/s, outward

B 13 cm3/s, outward

C 3 cm3/s, inward

D cannot be determined

1Halliday, Resnick, Walker, 9th ed, page 373.

Bernoulli’s Principle

A law discovered by the 18th-century Swiss scientist, DanielBernoulli.

Bernoulli’s Principle

As the speed of a fluid’s flow increases, the pressure in the fluiddecreases.

This leads to a surprising effect: for liquids flowing in pipes, thepressure drops as the pipes get narrower.

Bernoulli’s Principle

Why should this principle hold? Where does it come from?

Actually, it just comes from the conservation of energy, and anassumption that the fluid is incompressible.4

Consider a fixed volume of fluid, V .

In a narrower pipe, this volume flows by a particular point 1 intime ∆t.

However, it must push the same volume of fluid past a point 2 inthe same time. If the pipe is wider at point 2, it flows more slowly.

1Something similar can be argued for compressible fluids also.

Bernoulli’s Principle

Why should this principle hold? Where does it come from?

Actually, it just comes from the conservation of energy, and anassumption that the fluid is incompressible.4

Consider a fixed volume of fluid, V .

In a narrower pipe, this volume flows by a particular point 1 intime ∆t.

However, it must push the same volume of fluid past a point 2 inthe same time. If the pipe is wider at point 2, it flows more slowly.

1Something similar can be argued for compressible fluids also.

Bernoulli’s Principle

V = A1v1∆t

also, V = A2v2∆t

This means

A1v1 = A2v2

The “Continuity equation”.

Bernoulli’s Principle

V = A1v1∆t

also, V = A2v2∆t

This means

A1v1 = A2v2

The “Continuity equation”.

Bernoulli’s Equation

Bernoulli’s equation is just the conservation of energy for this fluid.The system here is all of the fluid in the pipe shown.

Both light blue cylinders of fluid have the same volume, V , andsame mass m.

We imagine that in a time ∆t, volume V of fluid enters the leftend of the pipe, and another V exits the right.

Bernoulli’s EquationIt makes sense that the energy of the fluid might change: the fluidis moved along, and some is lifted up.

428 Chapter 14 Fluid Mechanics

The path taken by a fluid particle under steady flow is called a streamline. The velocity of the particle is always tangent to the streamline as shown in Figure 14.15. A set of streamlines like the ones shown in Figure 14.15 form a tube of flow. Fluid particles cannot flow into or out of the sides of this tube; if they could, the stream-lines would cross one another. Consider ideal fluid flow through a pipe of nonuniform size as illustrated in Fig-ure 14.16. Let’s focus our attention on a segment of fluid in the pipe. Figure 14.16a shows the segment at time t 5 0 consisting of the gray portion between point 1 and point 2 and the short blue portion to the left of point 1. At this time, the fluid in the short blue portion is flowing through a cross section of area A1 at speed v1. During the time interval Dt, the small length Dx1 of fluid in the blue portion moves past point 1. During the same time interval, fluid at the right end of the segment moves past point 2 in the pipe. Figure 14.16b shows the situation at the end of the time interval Dt. The blue portion at the right end represents the fluid that has moved past point 2 through an area A2 at a speed v2. The mass of fluid contained in the blue portion in Figure 14.16a is given by m1 5 rA1 Dx1 5 rA1v1 Dt, where r is the (unchanging) density of the ideal fluid. Similarly, the fluid in the blue portion in Figure 14.16b has a mass m2 5 rA2 Dx2 5 rA2v2 Dt. Because the fluid is incompressible and the flow is steady, however, the mass of fluid that passes point 1 in a time interval Dt must equal the mass that passes point 2 in the same time interval. That is, m1 5 m2 or rA1v1 Dt 5 rA2v2 Dt, which means that

A1v1 5 A2v2 5 constant (14.7)

This expression is called the equation of continuity for fluids. It states that the product of the area and the fluid speed at all points along a pipe is constant for an incompressible fluid. Equation 14.7 shows that the speed is high where the tube is constricted (small A) and low where the tube is wide (large A). The product Av, which has the dimensions of volume per unit time, is called either the volume flux or the flow rate. The condition Av 5 constant is equivalent to the statement that the vol-ume of fluid that enters one end of a tube in a given time interval equals the volume leaving the other end of the tube in the same time interval if no leaks are present. You demonstrate the equation of continuity each time you water your garden with your thumb over the end of a garden hose as in Figure 14.17. By partially block-

Equation of Continuity Xfor Fluids

Figure 14.17 The speed of water spraying from the end of a garden hose increases as the size of the opening is decreased with the thumb.©

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At each point along its path, the particle’s velocity is tangent to the streamline.

Figure 14.15 A particle in laminar flow follows a streamline.

v2

v1

At t ! 0, fluid in the blueportion is moving pastpoint 1 at velocity v1.

After a time interval "t,the fluid in the blue portion is moving past point 2 at velocity v2.

"x1

"x2

Point 2

Point 1

A1

A2

a

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Figure 14.16 A fluid moving with steady flow through a pipe of varying cross-sectional area. (a) At t 5 0, the small blue-colored portion of the fluid at the left is moving through area A1. (b) After a time interval Dt, the blue-colored portion shown here is that fluid that has moved through area A2.

How does it change? Depends on the work done:

W = ∆K + ∆U

Bernoulli’s Equation

430 Chapter 14 Fluid Mechanics

14.6 Bernoulli’s EquationYou have probably experienced driving on a highway and having a large truck pass you at high speed. In this situation, you may have had the frightening feeling that your car was being pulled in toward the truck as it passed. We will investigate the origin of this effect in this section. As a fluid moves through a region where its speed or elevation above the Earth’s surface changes, the pressure in the fluid varies with these changes. The relationship between fluid speed, pressure, and elevation was first derived in 1738 by Swiss physicist Daniel Bernoulli. Consider the flow of a segment of an ideal fluid through a nonuniform pipe in a time interval Dt as illustrated in Figure 14.18. This figure is very similar to Figure 14.16, which we used to develop the continuity equation. We have added two features: the forces on the outer ends of the blue portions of fluid and the heights of these portions above the reference position y 5 0. The force exerted on the segment by the fluid to the left of the blue portion in Figure 14.18a has a magnitude P1A1. The work done by this force on the segment in a time interval Dt is W1 5 F1 Dx1 5 P1A1 Dx1 5 P1V, where V is the volume of the blue portion of fluid passing point 1 in Figure 14.18a. In a similar manner, the work done on the segment by the fluid to the right of the segment in the same time interval Dt is W2 5 2P2A2 Dx2 5 2P2V, where V is the volume of the blue portion of fluid passing point 2 in Figure 14.18b. (The volumes of the blue portions of fluid in Figures 14.18a and 14.18b are equal because the fluid is incompressible.) This work is negative because the force on the segment of fluid is to the left and the displace-ment of the point of application of the force is to the right. Therefore, the net work done on the segment by these forces in the time interval Dt is

W 5 (P1 2 P2)V

Finalize The time interval for the element of water to fall to the ground is unchanged if the projection speed is changed because the projection is horizontal. Increasing the projection speed results in the water hitting the ground farther from the end of the hose, but requires the same time interval to strike the ground.

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Daniel BernoulliSwiss physicist (1700–1782)Bernoulli made important discoveries in fluid dynamics. Bernoulli’s most famous work, Hydrodynamica, was published in 1738; it is both a theoreti-cal and a practical study of equilibrium, pressure, and speed in fluids. He showed that as the speed of a fluid increases, its pressure decreases. Referred to as “Bernoulli’s principle,” Bernoulli’s work is used to produce a partial vacuum in chemical laboratories by connecting a vessel to a tube through which water is running rapidly.

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The work done is the sum of thework done on each end of thefluid by more fluid that is oneither side of it:

W = F1∆x1 − F2∆x2

= P1A1∆x1 − P2A2∆x2

(The “environment fluid” just tothe right of the system fluid doesnegative work on the system as itmust be pushed aside by thesystem fluid.)

1Diagram from Serway & Jewett.

Bernoulli’s EquationNotice that V = A1∆x1 = A2∆x2

W = P1A1∆x1 − P2A2∆x2

= (P1 − P2)V

Conservation of energy:

W = ∆K + ∆U

(P1 − P2)V =1

2m(v22 − v21 ) +mg(h2 − h1)

Dividing by V :

P1 − P2 =1

2ρv22 + ρg(h2 − h1)

P11

2ρv21 + ρgh1 = P2 +

1

2ρv22 + ρgh2

Bernoulli’s EquationNotice that V = A1∆x1 = A2∆x2

W = P1A1∆x1 − P2A2∆x2

= (P1 − P2)V

Conservation of energy:

W = ∆K + ∆U

(P1 − P2)V =1

2m(v22 − v21 ) +mg(h2 − h1)

Dividing by V :

P1 − P2 =1

2ρv22 + ρg(h2 − h1)

P11

2ρv21 + ρgh1 = P2 +

1

2ρv22 + ρgh2

Bernoulli’s EquationNotice that V = A1∆x1 = A2∆x2

W = P1A1∆x1 − P2A2∆x2

= (P1 − P2)V

Conservation of energy:

W = ∆K + ∆U

(P1 − P2)V =1

2m(v22 − v21 ) +mg(h2 − h1)

Dividing by V :

P1 − P2 =1

2ρv22 + ρg(h2 − h1)

P11

2ρv21 + ρgh1 = P2 +

1

2ρv22 + ρgh2

Bernoulli’s Equation

P11

2ρv21 + ρgh1 = P2 +

1

2ρv22 + ρgh2

This expression is true for any two points along a streamline.

Therefore,

P +1

2ρv2 + ρgh = const

is constant along a streamline in the fluid.

This is Bernoulli’s equation.

Bernoulli’s Equation

P +1

2ρv2 + ρgh = const

Even though we derived this expression for the case of anincompressible fluid, this is also true (to first order) forcompressible fluids, like air and other gases.

The constraint is that the densities should not vary too much fromthe ambient density ρ.

Bernoulli’s Principle from Bernoulli’s Equation

For two different points in the fluid, we have:

1

2ρv21 + ρgh1 + P1 =

1

2ρv22 + ρgh2 + P2

Suppose the height of the fluid does not change, so h1 = h2:

1

2ρv21 + P1 =

1

2ρv22 + P2

If v2 > v1 then P2 < P1.

Bernoulli’s Principle from Bernoulli’s Equation

For two different points in the fluid, we have:

1

2ρv21 + ρgh1 + P1 =

1

2ρv22 + ρgh2 + P2

Suppose the height of the fluid does not change, so h1 = h2:

1

2ρv21 + P1 =

1

2ρv22 + P2

If v2 > v1 then P2 < P1.

Bernoulli’s Principle from Bernoulli’s Equation

For two different points in the fluid, we have:

1

2ρv21 + ρgh1 + P1 =

1

2ρv22 + ρgh2 + P2

Suppose the height of the fluid does not change, so h1 = h2:

1

2ρv21 + P1 =

1

2ρv22 + P2

If v2 > v1 then P2 < P1.

Bernoulli’s Principle

However, rom the continuity equation A1v1 = A2v2 we can seethat if A2 is smaller than A1, v2 is bigger than v1.

So the pressure really does fall as the pipe contracts!

QuestionWater flows smoothly through the pipe shown in the figure,descending in the process. Rank the four numbered sections of pipeaccording to the volume flow rate through them, greatest first.

37514-10 B E R NOU LLI ’S EQUATIONPART 2

Proof of Bernoulli’s EquationLet us take as our system the entire volume of the (ideal) fluid shown in Fig. 14-19.We shall apply the principle of conservation of energy to this system asit moves from its initial state (Fig. 14-19a) to its final state (Fig. 14-19b). The fluidlying between the two vertical planes separated by a distance L in Fig. 14-19 doesnot change its properties during this process; we need be concerned only withchanges that take place at the input and output ends.

First, we apply energy conservation in the form of the work–kinetic energytheorem,

W ! "K, (14-31)

which tells us that the change in the kinetic energy of our system must equal thenet work done on the system. The change in kinetic energy results from thechange in speed between the ends of the tube and is

, (14-32)

in which "m (! r "V) is the mass of the fluid that enters at the input end andleaves at the output end during a small time interval "t.

The work done on the system arises from two sources. The work Wg done bythe gravitational force on the fluid of mass "m during the vertical lift ofthe mass from the input level to the output level is

Wg ! #"m g(y2 # y1)

! #rg "V(y2 # y1). (14-33)

This work is negative because the upward displacement and the downward gravi-tational force have opposite directions.

Work must also be done on the system (at the input end) to push the enteringfluid into the tube and by the system (at the output end) to push forward the fluidthat is located ahead of the emerging fluid. In general, the work done by a forceof magnitude F, acting on a fluid sample contained in a tube of area A to movethe fluid through a distance "x, is

F "x ! ( pA)("x) ! p(A "x) ! p "V.

The work done on the system is then p1 "V, and the work done by the systemis #p2 "V.Their sum Wp is

Wp ! #p2 "V $ p1 "V

! #( p2 # p1) "V. (14-34)

The work–kinetic energy theorem of Eq. 14-31 now becomes

W ! Wg $ Wp ! "K.

Substituting from Eqs. 14-32, 14-33, and 14-34 yields

.

This, after a slight rearrangement, matches Eq. 14-28, which we set out to prove.

#%g "V(y2 # y1) # "V(p2 # p1) ! 12% "V(v2

2 # v21)

("m g:)

! 12% "V(v2

2 # v21)

"K ! 12"m v2

2 # 12"m v2

1

CHECKPOINT 4

Water flows smoothly through thepipe shown in the figure, descendingin the process. Rank the four num-bered sections of pipe according to(a) the volume flow rate RV throughthem, (b) the flow speed v throughthem, and (c) the water pressure pwithin them, greatest first.

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2

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A 4, 3, 2, 1

B 1, (2 and 3), 4

C 4, (2 and 3), 1

D All the same

1Halliday, Resnick, Walker, 9th ed, page 375.

QuestionWater flows smoothly through the pipe shown in the figure,descending in the process. Rank the four numbered sections ofpipe according to the flow speed v through them, greatest first.

37514-10 B E R NOU LLI ’S EQUATIONPART 2

Proof of Bernoulli’s EquationLet us take as our system the entire volume of the (ideal) fluid shown in Fig. 14-19.We shall apply the principle of conservation of energy to this system asit moves from its initial state (Fig. 14-19a) to its final state (Fig. 14-19b). The fluidlying between the two vertical planes separated by a distance L in Fig. 14-19 doesnot change its properties during this process; we need be concerned only withchanges that take place at the input and output ends.

First, we apply energy conservation in the form of the work–kinetic energytheorem,

W ! "K, (14-31)

which tells us that the change in the kinetic energy of our system must equal thenet work done on the system. The change in kinetic energy results from thechange in speed between the ends of the tube and is

, (14-32)

in which "m (! r "V) is the mass of the fluid that enters at the input end andleaves at the output end during a small time interval "t.

The work done on the system arises from two sources. The work Wg done bythe gravitational force on the fluid of mass "m during the vertical lift ofthe mass from the input level to the output level is

Wg ! #"m g(y2 # y1)

! #rg "V(y2 # y1). (14-33)

This work is negative because the upward displacement and the downward gravi-tational force have opposite directions.

Work must also be done on the system (at the input end) to push the enteringfluid into the tube and by the system (at the output end) to push forward the fluidthat is located ahead of the emerging fluid. In general, the work done by a forceof magnitude F, acting on a fluid sample contained in a tube of area A to movethe fluid through a distance "x, is

F "x ! ( pA)("x) ! p(A "x) ! p "V.

The work done on the system is then p1 "V, and the work done by the systemis #p2 "V.Their sum Wp is

Wp ! #p2 "V $ p1 "V

! #( p2 # p1) "V. (14-34)

The work–kinetic energy theorem of Eq. 14-31 now becomes

W ! Wg $ Wp ! "K.

Substituting from Eqs. 14-32, 14-33, and 14-34 yields

.

This, after a slight rearrangement, matches Eq. 14-28, which we set out to prove.

#%g "V(y2 # y1) # "V(p2 # p1) ! 12% "V(v2

2 # v21)

("m g:)

! 12% "V(v2

2 # v21)

"K ! 12"m v2

2 # 12"m v2

1

CHECKPOINT 4

Water flows smoothly through thepipe shown in the figure, descendingin the process. Rank the four num-bered sections of pipe according to(a) the volume flow rate RV throughthem, (b) the flow speed v throughthem, and (c) the water pressure pwithin them, greatest first.

1

Flow

2

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A 4, 3, 2, 1

B 1, (2 and 3), 4

C 4, (2 and 3), 1

D All the same

1Halliday, Resnick, Walker, 9th ed, page 375.

QuestionWater flows smoothly through the pipe shown in the figure,descending in the process. Rank the four numbered sections of pipeaccording to the water pressure P within them, greatest first.

37514-10 B E R NOU LLI ’S EQUATIONPART 2

Proof of Bernoulli’s EquationLet us take as our system the entire volume of the (ideal) fluid shown in Fig. 14-19.We shall apply the principle of conservation of energy to this system asit moves from its initial state (Fig. 14-19a) to its final state (Fig. 14-19b). The fluidlying between the two vertical planes separated by a distance L in Fig. 14-19 doesnot change its properties during this process; we need be concerned only withchanges that take place at the input and output ends.

First, we apply energy conservation in the form of the work–kinetic energytheorem,

W ! "K, (14-31)

which tells us that the change in the kinetic energy of our system must equal thenet work done on the system. The change in kinetic energy results from thechange in speed between the ends of the tube and is

, (14-32)

in which "m (! r "V) is the mass of the fluid that enters at the input end andleaves at the output end during a small time interval "t.

The work done on the system arises from two sources. The work Wg done bythe gravitational force on the fluid of mass "m during the vertical lift ofthe mass from the input level to the output level is

Wg ! #"m g(y2 # y1)

! #rg "V(y2 # y1). (14-33)

This work is negative because the upward displacement and the downward gravi-tational force have opposite directions.

Work must also be done on the system (at the input end) to push the enteringfluid into the tube and by the system (at the output end) to push forward the fluidthat is located ahead of the emerging fluid. In general, the work done by a forceof magnitude F, acting on a fluid sample contained in a tube of area A to movethe fluid through a distance "x, is

F "x ! ( pA)("x) ! p(A "x) ! p "V.

The work done on the system is then p1 "V, and the work done by the systemis #p2 "V.Their sum Wp is

Wp ! #p2 "V $ p1 "V

! #( p2 # p1) "V. (14-34)

The work–kinetic energy theorem of Eq. 14-31 now becomes

W ! Wg $ Wp ! "K.

Substituting from Eqs. 14-32, 14-33, and 14-34 yields

.

This, after a slight rearrangement, matches Eq. 14-28, which we set out to prove.

#%g "V(y2 # y1) # "V(p2 # p1) ! 12% "V(v2

2 # v21)

("m g:)

! 12% "V(v2

2 # v21)

"K ! 12"m v2

2 # 12"m v2

1

CHECKPOINT 4

Water flows smoothly through thepipe shown in the figure, descendingin the process. Rank the four num-bered sections of pipe according to(a) the volume flow rate RV throughthem, (b) the flow speed v throughthem, and (c) the water pressure pwithin them, greatest first.

1

Flow

2

34

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A 4, 3, 2, 1

B 1, (2 and 3), 4

C 4, (2 and 3), 1

D All the same

1Halliday, Resnick, Walker, 9th ed, page 375.

Torricelli’s Law from Bernoulli’s Equation

Bernoulli’s equation can also be used to predict the velocity ofstreams of water from holes in a container at different depths.

Torricelli’s Law from Bernoulli’s EquationThe liquid at point 2 is at rest, at a height y2 and pressure P.

At point 1 is leaves with a velocity v1, at a height y1 and pressureP0.

432 Chapter 14 Fluid Mechanics

Example 14.8 The Venturi Tube

The horizontal constricted pipe illustrated in Figure 14.19, known as a Venturi tube, can be used to measure the flow speed of an incompressible fluid. Determine the flow speed at point 2 of Figure 14.19a if the pressure difference P1 2 P2 is known.

Conceptualize Bernoulli’s equation shows how the pressure of an ideal fluid decreases as its speed increases. Therefore, we should be able to calibrate a device to give us the fluid speed if we can measure pressure.

Categorize Because the problem states that the fluid is incom-pressible, we can categorize it as one in which we can use the equation of continuity for fluids and Bernoulli’s equation.

S O L U T I O N

Analyze Apply Equation 14.8 to points 1 and 2, noting that y1 5 y2 because the pipe is horizontal:

(1) P1 1 12rv1

2 5 P2 1 12rv2

2

Solve the equation of continuity for v1: v1 5A2

A1 v2

a

P1 P2

A2

A1

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Figure 14.19 (Example 14.8) (a) Pressure P1 is greater than pressure P2 because v1 , v2. This device can be used to measure the speed of fluid flow. (b) A Venturi tube, located at the top of the photograph. The higher level of fluid in the middle column shows that the pressure at the top of the column, which is in the constricted region of the Venturi tube, is lower.

Finalize From the design of the tube (areas A1 and A2) and measurements of the pressure difference P1 2 P2, we can calculate the speed of the fluid with this equation. To see the relationship between fluid speed and pressure differ-ence, place two empty soda cans on their sides about 2 cm apart on a table. Gently blow a stream of air horizontally between the cans and watch them roll together slowly due to a modest pressure difference between the stagnant air on their outside edges and the moving air between them. Now blow more strongly and watch the increased pressure dif-ference move the cans together more rapidly.

Substitute this expression into Equation (1): P1 1 12raA2

A1b2

v22 5 P2 1 1

2rv22

Solve for v2: v2 5 A1Å 2 1P1 2 P2 2r 1A1

2 2 A22 2

Example 14.9 Torricelli’s Law

An enclosed tank containing a liquid of density r has a hole in its side at a distance y1 from the tank’s bottom (Fig. 14.20). The hole is open to the atmosphere, and its diameter is much smaller than the diameter of the tank. The air above the liquid is maintained at a pressure P. Determine the speed of the liquid as it leaves the hole when the liquid’s level is a distance h above the hole.

Conceptualize Imagine that the tank is a fire extinguisher. When the hole is opened, liquid leaves the hole with a certain speed. If the pressure P at the top of the liquid is increased, the liquid leaves with a higher speed. If the pressure P falls too low, the liquid leaves with a low speed and the extinguisher must be replaced.

AM

S O L U T I O N

A2

A1

P0

h

P

y2

y1

v1S

Point 2 is the surface of the liquid.

Point 1 is the exit point of the hole.

Figure 14.20 (Example 14.9) A liquid leaves a hole in a tank at speed v1.1

2ρv21 + ρgy1 + P0 =

1

2���>

0ρv22 + ρgy2 + P

Torricelli’s Law from Bernoulli’s Equation

432 Chapter 14 Fluid Mechanics

Example 14.8 The Venturi Tube

The horizontal constricted pipe illustrated in Figure 14.19, known as a Venturi tube, can be used to measure the flow speed of an incompressible fluid. Determine the flow speed at point 2 of Figure 14.19a if the pressure difference P1 2 P2 is known.

Conceptualize Bernoulli’s equation shows how the pressure of an ideal fluid decreases as its speed increases. Therefore, we should be able to calibrate a device to give us the fluid speed if we can measure pressure.

Categorize Because the problem states that the fluid is incom-pressible, we can categorize it as one in which we can use the equation of continuity for fluids and Bernoulli’s equation.

S O L U T I O N

Analyze Apply Equation 14.8 to points 1 and 2, noting that y1 5 y2 because the pipe is horizontal:

(1) P1 1 12rv1

2 5 P2 1 12rv2

2

Solve the equation of continuity for v1: v1 5A2

A1 v2

a

P1 P2

A2

A1

v1S v2

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Figure 14.19 (Example 14.8) (a) Pressure P1 is greater than pressure P2 because v1 , v2. This device can be used to measure the speed of fluid flow. (b) A Venturi tube, located at the top of the photograph. The higher level of fluid in the middle column shows that the pressure at the top of the column, which is in the constricted region of the Venturi tube, is lower.

Finalize From the design of the tube (areas A1 and A2) and measurements of the pressure difference P1 2 P2, we can calculate the speed of the fluid with this equation. To see the relationship between fluid speed and pressure differ-ence, place two empty soda cans on their sides about 2 cm apart on a table. Gently blow a stream of air horizontally between the cans and watch them roll together slowly due to a modest pressure difference between the stagnant air on their outside edges and the moving air between them. Now blow more strongly and watch the increased pressure dif-ference move the cans together more rapidly.

Substitute this expression into Equation (1): P1 1 12raA2

A1b2

v22 5 P2 1 1

2rv22

Solve for v2: v2 5 A1Å 2 1P1 2 P2 2r 1A1

2 2 A22 2

Example 14.9 Torricelli’s Law

An enclosed tank containing a liquid of density r has a hole in its side at a distance y1 from the tank’s bottom (Fig. 14.20). The hole is open to the atmosphere, and its diameter is much smaller than the diameter of the tank. The air above the liquid is maintained at a pressure P. Determine the speed of the liquid as it leaves the hole when the liquid’s level is a distance h above the hole.

Conceptualize Imagine that the tank is a fire extinguisher. When the hole is opened, liquid leaves the hole with a certain speed. If the pressure P at the top of the liquid is increased, the liquid leaves with a higher speed. If the pressure P falls too low, the liquid leaves with a low speed and the extinguisher must be replaced.

AM

S O L U T I O N

A2

A1

P0

h

P

y2

y1

v1S

Point 2 is the surface of the liquid.

Point 1 is the exit point of the hole.

Figure 14.20 (Example 14.9) A liquid leaves a hole in a tank at speed v1.

1

2ρv21 + ρgy1 + P0 = ρgy2 + P

Rearranging, and using y = h2 − h1,

v1 =

√2(P − P0)

ρ+ 2gh

Torricelli’s Law from Bernoulli’s Equation

Notice that if the container is open to the air (P = P0), then thespeed of each jet is

v =√

2gh

where h is the depth of the hole below the surface.

Implications of Bernoulli’s Principle

Bernoulli’s principle also explains why in a tornado, hurricane, orother extreme weather with high speed winds, windows blowoutward on closed buildings.

The high windspeed outside the building corresponds to lowpressure.

The pressure inside remains higher, and the pressure difference canbreak the windows.

It can also blow off the roof!

It makes sense to allow air a bit of air to flow in or out of abuilding in extreme weather, so that the pressure equalizes.

Implications of Bernoulli’s Principle

Bernoulli’s principle also explains why in a tornado, hurricane, orother extreme weather with high speed winds, windows blowoutward on closed buildings.

The high windspeed outside the building corresponds to lowpressure.

The pressure inside remains higher, and the pressure difference canbreak the windows.

It can also blow off the roof!

It makes sense to allow air a bit of air to flow in or out of abuilding in extreme weather, so that the pressure equalizes.

Implications of Bernoulli’s Principle

Bernoulli’s principle can help explain why airplanes can fly.

Air travels faster over the top of the wing, reducing pressure there.

That means the air beneath the wing pushes upward on the wingmore strongly than the air on the top of the wing pushes down.This is called lift.

1Diagram from HyperPhysics.

Air Flow over a Wing

In fact, the air flows over the wing much faster than under it: notjust because it travels a longer distance than over the top.

This is the result of circulation of air around the wing.

1Diagram by John S. Denker, av8n.com.

Air Flow over the Top of the Wing: Bound Vortex

A starting vortex trails the wing. The bound vortex appears overthe wing.

Those two vortices counter rotate because angular momentum isconserved.

The bound vortex is important to establish the high velocity of theair over the top of the wing.

1Image by Ludwig Prandtl, 1934, using water channel & aluminum particles.

Wingtip Vortecies

Other vortices also form at the ends of the wingtips.

1Photo by NASA Langley Research Center.

Vortices around an Airplane

1Diagram by John S. Denker, av8n.com.

Airflow at different Angles of Attack

1Diagram by John S. Denker, av8n.com.

Implications of Bernoulli’s Principle

A stall occurs when turbulence behind the wing leads to a suddenloss of lift.

The streamlines over the wing detach from the wing surface.

This happens when the plane climbs too rapidly and can bedangerous.

1Photo by user Jaganath, Wikipedia.

Implications of Bernoulli’s Principle

Spoilers on cars reduce lift and promote laminar flow.

1Photo from http://oppositelock.kinja.com.

Implications of Bernoulli’s Principle

Wings on racing cars are inverted airfoils that produce downforceat the expense of increased drag.

This downforce increases the maximum possible static frictionforce ⇒ turns can be taken at higher speed.

1Photo from http://oppositelock.kinja.com.

Implications of Bernoulli’s Principle

A curveball pitch in baseballalso makes use of Bernoulli’sprinciple.

The ball rotates as it movesthrough the air.

Its rotation pulls the airaround the ball, so the airmoving over one side of theball moves faster.

This causes the ball to deviatefrom a parabolic trajectory.

1Diagram by user Gang65, Wikipedia.

Summary

• buoyancy and Archimedes’ principle

• fluid dynamics

• the continuity equation

• Bernoulli’s equation

• Torricelli’s law

• other implications of Bernoulli’s equation

Test Wednesday, April 19, in class.

Collected Homework due Wednesday, April 19.

(Uncollected) Homework Serway & Jewett:

• Ch 14, onward from page 435, OQs: 3, 5, 7, 9, 13; CQs: 5, 9,14; Probs: 25, 27, 29, 35, 36, 43, 49, 53, 60, 65, 71, 77, 85