What is Bernoulli’s Equation?
Water in a hydraulic system exhibits two types of energy – kinetic and potential. Kinetic energy is when water is in motion and potential is when there is water pressure. The sum of both kinetic and potential forms is the total energy of water. According to Bernoulli’s principle, the total energy of the liquid remains constant and hence when water flows in a system increases, the pressure must decrease.
Bernoulli’s principle states that for an inviscid flow of a non-conducting fluid, an increase in the speed of the fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in pressure or decrease in the potential energy. Bernoulli’s principle can be applied to various types of liquid flow, resulting in what is denoted as Bernoulli’s equation. The simple form of Bernoulli’s principle is applicable for incompressible flows.
Bernoulli’s Equation Formula
Following is the formula of Bernoulli’s equation:
\(\begin{array}{l}P+\frac{1}{2}\rho v^{2}+\rho gh=constant\end{array} \) |
Where,
- P is the pressure
- v is the velocity of the fluid
- ρ is the density of the fluid
- h is the height of the pipe from which the fluid is flowing
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