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Bernoulli's equation

11. Fluid mechanics

Bernoulli's equation

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Formula

P+\frac12\rho v^2+\rho gy=\text{constante}

Between two points

P_1+\frac12\rho v_1^2+\rho gy_1 = P_2+\frac12\rho v_2^2+\rho gy_2

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mechanics of fluids

Detail

Along a streamline, the sum of pressure, kinetic term, and gravitational term is constant.

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Conditions

steady, incompressible, non-viscous flow, applied along a streamline.

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Pressure and fluid mechanics

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