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For incompressible fluid flow, if area reduces then what is the effect on the velocity.

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For incompressible fluid flow, if area reduces then what is the effect on the velocity.

(a) increases

(b) decreases

(c) first increases then decreases

(d) first  decreases then increases

The question was posed to me during an internship interview.

The above asked question is from Continuity Equation in Two and Three Dimensions topic in chapter Kinematics of Flow and Ideal Flow of Fluid Mechanics

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Correct option is (a) increases

Best explanation: According to continuity equation,

Area × velocity = constant

Hence, as area decreases velocity increases.

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