
In Examples 5.10 and 5.12 the force exerted on a flowing fluid resulted in a change in flow
direction only. This force was associated with constraining the flow, with a vane in Example 5.10,
and with a pipe bend in Example 5.12. In Example 5.11 the force exerted on a flowing fluid
resulted in a change in velocity magnitude only. This force was associated with a converging
nozzle. Anchoring forces are required to hold a vane or conduit stationary. They are most easily
estimated with a control volume that contains the vane or conduit and the flowing fluid involved.
Alternately, two separate control volumes can be used, one containing the vane or conduit only
and one containing the flowing fluid only.
208 Chapter 5 ■ Finite Control Volume Analysis
Note that the y component of velocity is positive at section 112but
is negative at section 122. Also, the mass flowrate term is negative
at section 1121flow in2and is positive at section 1221flow out2. From
the continuity equation 1Eq. 5.122, we get
(4)
and thus Eq. 3 can be written as
(5)
Solving Eq. 5 for we obtain
(6)
From the given data we can calculate the mass flowrate, from
Eq. 5.6 as
For determining the anchoring force, the effects of atmos-
pheric pressure cancel and thus gage pressures for and are
appropriate. By substituting numerical values of variables into
Eq. 6, and using the fact that we get
(Ans)
The negative sign for is interpreted as meaning that the y
component of the anchoring force is actually in the negative y
direction, not the positive y direction as originally indicated in
Fig. E5.12b.
COMMENT As with Example 5.11, the anchoring force for
the pipe bend is independent of the atmospheric pressure. How-
ever, the force that the bend puts on the fluid inside of it,
R
y
,
F
Ay
F
Ay
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⫺ 124 psia ⫺ 14.7 psia21144 in.
2
Ⲑ
ft
2
210.1 ft
2
2
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2
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ft
2
210.1 ft
2
2
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Ay
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Ay
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depends on the atmospheric pressure. We can see this by using a
control volume which surrounds only the fluid within the bend as
shown in Fig. E5.12c. Application of the momentum equation to
this situation gives
where and must be in terms of absolute pressure because
the force between the fluid and the pipe wall, is the complete
pressure effect 1i.e., absolute pressure2. We see that forces exerted
on the flowing fluid result in a change in its velocity direction 1a
change in linear momentum2.
Thus, we obtain
(7)
We can use the control volume that includes just the pipe
bend 1without the fluid inside it2as shown in Fig. E5.12d to
determine the anchoring force component in the y direction
necessary to hold the bend stationary. The y component of the
momentum equation applied to this control volume gives
(8)
where is given by Eq. 7. The term represents the
net pressure force on the outside portion of the control volume.
Recall that the pressure force on the inside of the bend is ac-
counted for by By combining Eqs. 7 and 8 and using the fact that
, we obtain
in agreement with the original answer obtained using the control
volume of Fig. E5.12b.
⫽⫺1324 lb
F
Ay
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Ⲑ
ft
2
10.1 ft
2
⫹ 0.1 ft
2
2
p
atm
⫽ 14.7 lb
Ⲑ
in.
2
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2
Ⲑ
ft
2
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ft
2
R
y
.
p
atm
1A
1
⫹ A
2
2R
y
F
Ay
⫽ R
y
⫹ p
atm
1A
1
⫹ A
2
2
F
Ay
,
⫽⫺1748 lb
⫺ 124 psia21144 in.
2
Ⲑ
ft
2
210.1 ft
2
2
⫺ 130 psia21144 in.
2
Ⲑ
ft
2
210.1 ft
2
2
R
y
⫽⫺19.70 slugs
Ⲑ
s2150 ft
Ⲑ
s ⫹ 50 ft
Ⲑ
s2
R
y
,
p
2
p
1
R
y
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#
1v
1
⫹ v
2
2⫺ p
1
A
1
⫺ p
2
A
2
F I G U R E E5.12 cont.
Control volume
Water in 180° bend
2
A
2
p
1
A
1
v
2
v
1
(c)
Pipe bend only
(
d)
R
y
p
atm
(A
1
+ A
2
)
R
z
R
y
R
x
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Control volume
F
Ay
x
u
v y
w
z
V5.8 Fire hose
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