A venturimeter of $$20$$ $$mm$$ throat diameter is used to measure the velocity of water in a horizontal pipe of $$40$$ $$mm$$ diameter. If the pressure difference between the pipe and throat sections is found to be $$30$$ $$kPa$$ then, neglecting frictional losses, the flow velocity is

GATE 2005 Mechanical Engineering PYQ — Fluid Mechanics

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Fluid Mechanics · Flow Measurement

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Flow Measurement has appeared in GATE Mechanical Engineering 9 times across 8 years (2005, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2025, ...).