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Q.Does the Bernoulli's equation change when the fluid is at rest? How?

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Bernoulli at rest collapses to the hydrostatic p = p₀ + hρg.

Bernoulli's equation P+12ρv2+ρgh=P + \frac{1}{2}\rho v^2 + \rho gh = constant holds along the flow. For a fluid AT REST every speed is zero, so the 12ρv2\frac{1}{2}\rho v^2 terms drop and the equation becomes P1+ρgh1=P2+ρgh2P_1 + \rho gh_1 = P_2 + \rho gh_2 Taking point 1 at depth and point 2 at the free surface (pressure p₀) a height h above, this is p=p0+hρgp = p_0 + h\rho g — the hydrostatic law of §2.3.3. So the equation does not break at rest; it gracefully CONTAINS hydrostatics as its v = 0 special case, confirming its consistenc …

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