An engine pumps water through a hose pipe. water passes through the pipe & 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?
The water from the hose pipe comes out at the speed, v = 2 m/s
Mass per unit length of the pipe = 100 kg/m
So, amount of water that comes out per second = 100 × 2 = 200 kg (since, the water covers 2 m per second and there is 100 kg water per meter)
Therefore, Kinetic energy of the water coming out per second is KE = ½ × 200 × 22 = 400 J
This is also the work done by the pump per second. So, the power of the pump is, P = 400/1 = 400 W