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Bernoulli equation

Inputs

User-entered density for the stated fluid condition.
Mean speed at station 1 on the selected streamline.
Elevation relative to one common arbitrary datum.
Mean speed at station 2 on the selected streamline.
Elevation relative to the same datum as station 1.

Results

Ideal pressure change p₂ − p₁Δp

-3.375

Pressure-head changeΔh

-0.34415

Velocity-head changeΔhv

-0.34415

p₁ + ½ρv₁² + ρgz₁ = p₂ + ½ρv₂² + ρgz₂

A first-pass number, not a code check, certification, or approval. Read the method and its limits below. What this is and is not.

Nearby: Hydrostatic pressure · Flow continuity · Pipe mean velocity · Dynamic pressure

Method

Formula, when it applies, and when it does not

Solve the pressure change between two flow stations under the ideal steady, incompressible, frictionless Bernoulli relationship.

p₁ + ½ρv₁² + ρgz₁ = p₂ + ½ρv₂² + ρgz₂

When

  • Steady flow
  • Incompressible fluid
  • Frictionless streamline
  • No pump or turbine

Don’t

  • This is Bernoulli’s ideal steady, incompressible, frictionless streamline relationship with no pump, turbine, or loss term. It excludes real pipe loss, fittings, separation, compressibility, cavitation, transient flow, and pressure-rating or equipment-selection decisions.
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