Paper 2, Section I, A

Fluid Dynamics | Part IB, 2021

Consider an axisymmetric container, initially filled with water to a depth hIh_{I}. A small circular hole of radius r0r_{0} is opened in the base of the container at z=0z=0.

(a) Determine how the radius rr of the container should vary with z<hIz<h_{I} so that the depth of the water will decrease at a constant rate.

(b) For such a container, determine how the cross-sectional area AA of the free surface should decrease with time.

[You may assume that the flow rate through the opening is sufficiently small that Bernoulli's theorem for steady flows can be applied.]

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