The length AB of a pipe ABC in which the liquid is flowing has diameter (d1) and is suddenly contracted to diameter (d2) at B which is constant for the length BC. The loss of head due to sudden contraction, assuming coefficient of contraction as 0.62, is

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The length AB of a pipe ABC in which the liquid is flowing has diameter (d₁) and is suddenly contracted to diameter (d₂) at B which is constant for the length BC. The loss of head due to sudden contraction, assuming coefficient of contraction as 0.62, is

A) $$\frac{{{\text{v}}_1^2}}{{2{\text{g}}}}$$ B) $$\frac{{{\text{v}}_2^2}}{{2{\text{g}}}}$$ C) $$\frac{{0.5{\text{v}}_1^2}}{{2{\text{g}}}}$$ D) $$\frac{{0.375{\text{v}}_2^2}}{{2{\text{g}}}}$$

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The length AB of a pipe ABC in which the liquid is flowing has diameter (d₁) and is suddenly contracted to diameter (d₂) at B which is constant for the length BC. The loss of head due to sudden contraction, assuming coefficient of contraction as 0.62, is