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The velocity of pressure wave in water of infinite extent is 1414 m/s. The velocity of propagation of water hammer pressure in a pipe carrying water and having diameter = 40 cm, pipe thickness = 4 mm, with E (Modulus of elasticity) of the pipe material =2.1×1011 Pa, and K (Bulk modulus of water) =2.1×109 Pa, is

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1410 m/s
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2000 m/s
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1000 m/s
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700 m/s
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Solution

The correct option is C 1000 m/s
K=2.1×109 Pa; E=2.1×1011 Pa

ρ=1000 kg/m3, D=400mm

Velocity propagation of water hammer pressure

=  K/ρ1+KDEt=  2.1×10910001+1=1024.7 m/s

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