PROBLEM 1 Heavy oil discharges from a pipe through a sharp-crested, 100-mm-diameter orifice having discharge coefficient of 0.63. (a) What is the pressure head difference between points 1 and 2? Express the answer in meters of oil. (b) What is the actual discharge (cms)? (c) If the coefficient of contraction is 0.65, what is the diameter (mm) of the oil jet? (d) What is the coefficient of velocity? (e) What is the velocity (m/s) of oil jet? (f) What is the head loss (m) through the orifice? Orifice 250 Dino

PROBLEM 1 Heavy oil discharges from a pipe through a sharp-crested, 100-mm-diameter orifice having discharge coefficient of 0.63. (a) What is the pressure head difference between points 1 and 2? Express the answer in meters of oil. (b) What is the actual discharge (cms)? (c) If the coefficient of contraction is 0.65, what is the diameter (mm) of the oil jet? (d) What is the coefficient of velocity? (e) What is the velocity (m/s) of oil jet? (f) What is the head loss (m) through the orifice? Orifice 250 Dino

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