Discuss (a) the physical and (b) mathematical relationship in the following figure involving nozzle flow.
a) (a) The increase in nozzle area leads to a decrease in fluid velocity. (b) The Bernoulli equation describes the relationship between fluid velocity and pressure.
b) (a) The decrease in nozzle area leads to an increase in fluid velocity. (b) The continuity equation describes the relationship between fluid velocity and cross-sectional area.
c) (a) The increase in nozzle area leads to an increase in fluid velocity. (b) The Bernoulli equation describes the relationship between fluid velocity and pressure.
d) (a) The decrease in nozzle area leads to a decrease in fluid velocity. (b) The continuity equation describes the relationship between fluid velocity and cross-sectional area.