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Q.With what velocity does water flow out of an orifice in a tank with gauge pressure 4×10⁵ N/m² before the flow starts? Density of water = 1000 kg/m³. [Ans. 28.28 m/s]

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Step 1. Bernoulli's equation between the still fluid (pressure = p0 + Δp, speed ≈ 0 before flow starts) and the orifice (atmospheric pressure, speed v) gives Δp=12ρv2\Delta p = \tfrac12\rho v^2, so v=2Δp/ρv = \sqrt{2\Delta p/\rho}. …

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