Question

Water flows through a Venturi meter, as shown in Figure below. The pressure of the water in the pipe supports columns of water that differ in height by 1 in.
(a) Determine the difference in pressure between points a and b, in lbf/in.²
(b) Does the pressure increase (in this case type 1 as the answer)or decrease (type 0) in the direction of flow?
The atmospheric pressure is 14.6 lbf/in.², the specific volume of water is 0.01604 ft³/lb, and the acceleration of gravity is g = 32.0 ft/s².

Answer 1