Problem 3.85
Air flows steadily through a converging–diverging rectangular channel of constant width as
shown in the figure below. The height of the channel at the exit and the exit velocity are 0
H
and 0
respectively. The channel is to be shaped so that the distance, d, that water is drawn
up into tubes attached to static pressure taps along the channel wall is linear with distance
along the channel. That is max
d
dx
L
=
, where
is the channel length and max
d is the max-
imum water depth (at the minimum channel height: x
=). Determine the height, ()Hx, as
a function of x and the other important parameters.
Solution 3.85
where
Water
dmax d
Q
Air H(x)H0
x = 0
x = L
V0
L
x