An engine pumps water through a hose pipe. Water passes through the pipe and leaves it with a velocity of 2 m/s. The mass per unit length of water in the pipe is 100 kg/m. What is the power of the engine?
- 400 W
- 200 W
- 100 W
- 800 W
Answer
(4) 800 W
Solution
Mass per unit length: = 100 kg/m, speed v = 2 m/s.
Mass of water pushed out per second:
dmdt = v
Force the engine must exert on the water = rate of change of momentum:
F = v dmdt = v2
Power of the engine:
P = Fv = v3
P = 100 23 = 800 W
Answer: (4)