Torricelli's theorem

Torricelli's theorem

also called  Torricelli's law,  Torricelli's principle , or  Torricelli's equation 

      statement that the speed, v, of a liquid flowing under the force of gravity out of an opening in a tank is proportional jointly to the square root of the vertical distance, h, between the liquid surface and the centre of the opening and to the square root of twice the acceleration caused by gravity, 2g, or simply v = (2gh)1/2. (The value of the acceleration caused by gravity at the Earth's surface is about 32.2 feet per second per second, or 9.8 metres per second per second.) The theorem is named after Evangelista Torricelli (Torricelli, Evangelista), who discovered it in 1643.

      The speed of a portion of water flowing through an opening in a tank a given distance, h, below the water surface is the same as the speed that would be attained by a drop of water falling freely under the force of gravity alone (that is, neglecting effects of air) through the same distance, h. The speed of efflux is independent of the direction of flow; at the point of the opening the speed is given by this equation, whether the opening is directed upward, downward, or horizontally.

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