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A 10 cm, 90° elbow in a horizontal pipe directs flow of water upward at a...

A 10 cm, 90° elbow in a horizontal pipe directs flow of water upward at a rate of 40 kg/s. The elevation difference between centers of the pipe exit and the inlet to the elbow is 50 cm. The weight of the elbow and water can be neglected. The momentum flux correction factor is 1.03 at both elbow inlet and outlet.

Find:

a. gauge pressure at the inlet to the elbow in kPa

b. magnitude of anchoring force need to hold the elbow in place, in N

c. direction of anchoring force in degrees from the positive horizontal axis

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