Question

While traveling on a dirt road, the bottom of a car hits a sharp rock anda small hole develops at the bottom of its gas tank. If the height of the gasoline in thetank is 35 cm, determine the initial velocity of the gasoline at the hole. Discuss howthe velocity will change with time and how the flow will be affected it the lid of thetank is closed tightly.

Answer 1

Answer:

6.86 m/s

Explanation:

velocity of the gasoline through the hole would be

$v = \sqrt {2gh}\\v = \sqrt {2\times 9.8\times 0.35} =6.86 m/s$

As the height would decrease, the velocity of the flow would decrease.

If the lid of the tank would be closed, the pressure would reduce. so, again the velocity of the flow would reduce.