Water flows steadily through a pipe. At point
A, the pipe has radius
r and is located at an elevation
zA=0. At point
B, the pipe is at an elevation
zB=h and has narrowed to a radius
r/2. Vertical open-topped glass tubes are connected to the pipe at points
A and
B, acting as piezometers, and water rises in both tubes. The velocity of the water at point
A is
v.
Let
HA and
HB be the absolute elevations of the water surfaces in the two tubes, measured from the
z=0 reference level. Assuming the water acts as an ideal fluid and the pressure is high enough that water rises in both tubes, what is the difference in elevation
HA−HB?