MEF 360 Fluid mechanics 2 Tutorial 2026

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MEF 360: A single-page excerpt of three standard fluid-mechanics worked examples on applications of the Bernoulli equation, with no institution or course code printed on the source page. All three problems are fully solved: (1) the maximum height a water jet can reach when sprayed from a garden hose connected to a 400 kPa gage water main; (2) the discharge velocity of water from a large open tank through a smooth bottom outlet, given a 5 m water head; and (3) a full analysis of siphoning gasoline from a car's fuel tank, including the minimum time to withdraw 4 liters and the absolute pressure at the highest point of the siphon tube.