Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A Venturi meter in a water pipe is across at the wide part and at the throat. Its mercury manometer shows a difference of . Find the speed in the wide part and the flow rate. (Mercury , .)
Torricelli's law: water leaves a hole below the surface of an open tank at . A Venturi meter finds the speed of flow from the pressure drop in its throat. Fast air has low pressure, which lifts wings and roofs.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Pressure drop. .
Step 2. Speed. , so and .
Step 3. Flow rate. .
Answer: ; litres each second.
Watch out. The mercury is pushed against water, so use .
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