Consider a water main that provides drinking water for a residential area. The main line splits at a T intersection to route water to two separate neighborhoods, as shown in Figure 6.24. Assume that...

Consider a water main that provides drinking water for a residential area. The main line splits at a T intersection to route water to two separate neighborhoods, as shown in Figure 6.24. Assume that the water is evenly divided between two outlet pipes of the same diameter. If the inlet flow is continuous, what are the required resultant forces to support the water flow?

the difference between the fluid pressure forces in the x-direction, but not any rate of momentum terms contributed by water flow. The direction of the resultant force can be either positive or negative depending on the relative magnitude of the two outlet pressures. In the case where the two outlet pressures are identical, there is no resultant force in the x-direction.