Efflux speed via height¶
The speed of a fluid flowing out from a small orifice can be expressed as a function of the height of the fluid column. It is also known as the Torricelli’s law.
Conditions:
The orifice is very small relative to the horizontal cross-section of the container.
The fluid is ideal.
The fluid is subjected to the gravity force of Earth.
Links:
- efflux_speed¶
Speed of the fluid flowing out of the pipe.
- Symbol:
v
- height¶
Height of the fluid column above the orifice.
- Symbol:
h
- law¶
v = sqrt(2 * g * h)- Latex:
- \[v = \sqrt{2 g h}\]