Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Fluid Mechanics · easy

The terms in Bernoulli's equation P/ , V2/2g and z represent, respectively:

1. Velocity head, pressure head and elevation head
2. Pressure head, velocity head and elevation head
3. Elevation head, pressure head and velocity head
4. Total head, piezometric head and datum

Answer

B. Pressure head, velocity head and elevation head

Solution

Each term has units of length (energy per unit weight).

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