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Direction: A syringe with a frictionless plunger contains water and has at its end a 100 mm long needle of 1 mm diameter. The internal diameter of the syringe is 10 mm. Water density is 1000 kg/m3. The plunger is pushed in at 10 mm/s and the water comes out as a jet.

  1. Assuming ideal flow, the force F in newtons required on the plunger to push out the water is
    1. 0
    2. 0.04
    3. 0.13
    4. 1.15
Correct Option: B

ρwater =1000 kg/m3
Velocity at points 1 = velocity of plunger = 10 mm/ s = 0.014 m/s

Applying Bernoulli’s equation at points 1 and 2, we have

P1
+
v1²
+ z1 =
P2
+
v2²
+ z2
ρg2gρg2g

Since z1 = z2 and P2 = 0
P1
=
v2²
-
v1²
ρq2g2g

P1 =
ρ
(v2² - v1²) ...(i)
2

Applying continuity equation at points (i) and (ii), we have
A1 v1 = A2 v2
⇒ v2 =
A1
v1
A2

v2 =
[ (π / 4) × (0.01)2 ]
v1
[ (π / 4) × (0.001)2 ]

= 100 v1 = 100 × 0.01 = 1 m/s
Now from equation (i),
P1 =
1000
[ (1)² - (0.01)² ] = 499.95 N / m²
2

Force required on plunger = P1 × v1
= 499.95 ×
11
× (0.01)2 = 0.04 N
4



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