Physics Asked on September 8, 2020
Assuming that water ( total amount $Q$) flows down from one river/drain, into multiple rivers/drains, under the action of gravity, as shown below:
How the flow ($Q$) will be divided among different outflows ($Q_i$)?
Assume that we know that
where
For one, I know that the water flow volume must be conserved
$Q=Q_1+Q_2+Q_3+…$
But I don’t know what are the other factors that could help us determine $Q_i$.
Edit: After some research, I think that I need use Bernoulli equation to include headloss in this calculation, but I have no idea how to do it, how to proceed?
Each drain has a flow coefficient $C_v$ that relates the flow to the pressure drop. The equation for water is $Q=C_vsqrt {Delta P}$ where $Q$ is the flow rate and $Delta P$ is the pressure drop. The pressure at the junction will rise until the total flow out the three drains matches the flow in from the source. The flow down each drain will then be divided so that the inlet pressures of the drains are equal.
Answered by Ross Millikan on September 8, 2020
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