GATE ME 2026 Set 1 — Question 24
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A steady incompressible laminar flow passes through a tube bend placed on a horizontal surface. In horizontal diametric plane, two pressure taps and are provided across the cross-section at inner and outer walls of the bend, respectively. Which one of the following options is correct?
Correct answer
(A) Pₒ Pᵢ
Solution
In a curved flow, a radial pressure gradient is required to provide the centripetal acceleration for the fluid particles. According to the Euler equation in the radial direction for curved streamlines, . Since the pressure gradient is positive in the outward radial direction, the pressure at the outer wall () must be greater than the pressure at the inner wall ().
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