Solved Problem: Using Bernoulli's Equation to Calculate a Tanks Discharge Rate

MEC516/BME516 Fluid Mechanics, Chapter 3: A simple numerical example of using Bernoulli's equation to calculation of the discharge volume flow rate from an open tank. This solved problem should get you started on understanding the Bernoulli equation. All the videos in this course and a copy (pdf) of this presentation can be downloaded at: http://www.drdavidnaylor.net Course Textbook: F.M. White and H. Xue, Fluid Mechanics, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2021. Chapters 0:00 Solved example problem statement 01:20 Applying Bernoulli's equation to a streamline 06:53 Calculation of the discharge rate 07:44 Effect of the assumption of no energy losses #fluidmechanics #hydrostatics