4.II.18B
Part IB, 2008
(i) Starting from Euler's equation for an incompressible fluid show that for potential flow with ,
where , the body force per unit mass is and is an arbitrary function of time.
(ii) Hence show that, for the steady flow of a liquid of density through a pipe of varying cross-section that is subject to a pressure difference between its two ends, the mass flow through the pipe per unit time is given by
where and are the cross-sectional areas of the two ends.