Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
At the throat of a horizontal venturimeter, static pressure decreases mainly because:
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Choose the correct answer
A
velocity increases through the reduced area
B
pipe material becomes lighter
C
the flow necessarily becomes laminar
D
the datum head becomes negative
Correct Answer
A. velocity increases through the reduced area
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Continuity increases velocity at the smaller throat area, and Bernoulli's equation shows that the corresponding static pressure falls.
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