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An incompressible fluid flows steadily inside a horizontal tube as shown. Two thin vertical tubes are fixed at two places in the horizontal tube with cross sectional areas A and 2A. If the height difference of the liquid columns in the two vertical tubes is h, what is the fluid flow rate within the tube? A) 𝐴√2𝑔ℎ B) 𝐴√6𝑔ℎ C) 𝐴√3𝑔ℎ 2 D) 2𝐴√𝑔ℎ 3 E) 2𝐴√2𝑔ℎ 3

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An incompressible fluid flows steadily inside a horizontal tube as shown. Two thin vertical tubes are fixed at two places in the horizontal tube with cross sectional areas A and 2A. If the height difference of the liquid columns in the two vertical tubes is h, what is the fluid flow rate within the tube?

A) 𝐴√2𝑔ℎ B) 𝐴√6𝑔ℎ C) 𝐴√3𝑔ℎ 2

D) 2𝐴√𝑔ℎ 3

E) 2𝐴√2𝑔ℎ 3

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Solution

To solve this problem, we need to use the principle of continuity and Bernoulli's equation.

The principle of continuity states that the volume flow rate must be constant in a tube, regardless of changes in the tube's cross-sectional area. This is expressed as A1v1 = A2v2, where A is the cross-sectional area and v is the fluid velocity.

Given that the cross-sectional areas are A and 2A, we can write the equation as Av1 = 2A*v2. Simplifying, we find that v1 = 2v2.

Next, we apply Bernoulli's equation, which states that the total energy in a steadily flowing fluid system is constant along the flow path. The equation is expressed as P1 + 1/2ρv1^2 + ρgh1 = P2 + 1/2ρv2^2 + ρgh2.

Given that the fluid is incompressible and the tube is horizontal, the pressure at the top of each vertical tube is the same, so P1 = P2. The heights of the fluid in the vertical tubes are h1 = 0 and h2 = h. Substituting these values and the relationship v1 = 2v2 into Bernoulli's equation, we get:

1/2ρ(2v2)^2 = 1/2ρv2^2 + ρgh.

Solving for v2, we find that v2 = √(2gh/3).

Finally, we substitute v2 back into the continuity equation to find the volume flow rate, Q = A1v1 = A2v2 = A2*√(2gh/3) = 2A√(2gh/3).

So, the correct answer is E) 2A√(2gh/3).

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