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Energy is not conserved throughout the pipe.

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Energy is not conserved throughout the pipe.

(a) True

(b) False

I got this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.

Query is from Specific Force topic in portion Non Uniform Flow in Channels of Fluid Mechanics

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Correct answer is (a) True

The explanation is: It is not possible when the initial speed is less than the critical speed. There is a transition that is created during the change. Though momentum is conserved throughout the hydraulic jump, energy is not conserved.

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