When we fill water in a vessel does the time taken to fill the vessel vary with variation in height of the tap from the vessel? In other sense, does time taken to fill a vessel with water decrease if we decrease the distance of the vessel from the tap?
2006-08-14 02:58:39 · 15 answers · asked by vanquisher 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
If you move the vessel being filled closer or further away from the tap it makes no difference.
But if you lower or raise the tap in relationship to the vessel it will make a slight difference.
but your discussing very SMALL differences.
if you could raise the tap 100 feet high then it would make a larger difference.
This is because gravity exerts force on the water level. water that comes from a tank that is high on
a hill will have more pressure than from a tank that is much lower.
2006-08-14 03:07:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The simple answer is Yes the time taken to fill a vessel with water decreases if we decrease the distance of the vessel from the tap.The less the distance between the tap n vessel the less time it will take for the water to reach from the tap to the vessel.If distance is more then more time for the first drops of water to reach d vessel.Inboth scenarios as soon as the water touches d vessel the time to fill up will be d same and only the initial time taken for water to reach vessel is the difference
2006-08-17 22:23:42 · answer #2 · answered by playstation-fan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we start our clock as soon as the first drop left the tap, then, yes it depends upon the height of the tap. This is because the time includes the time taken by the water to reach the vessel. If we start the watch from the time at which the first drop reached the vessel then the height doesn't matter
2006-08-14 03:06:10 · answer #3 · answered by PBVenkat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No: the distance between the tap and the vessel does not change anything (unless you take care of the LAG delay due to the time it takes the water to leave to tap and reach the vessel).
The ionly difference would be the pressure at the tap (the debit OF the tap)
2006-08-14 03:04:43 · answer #4 · answered by just "JR" 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
technically, yes if you are moving the tap, say two miles closer to the vessel. You'll decrease the filling time by the amount of time it takes water to travel at terminal velocity from a distance of two miles.
2006-08-14 03:05:18 · answer #5 · answered by sethreber 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the water was previously flowing at a constant rate, no.
If you must wait for the water to reach the vessel from the point of origin prior to filling, the time will be determined by the distance it must travel.
2006-08-14 03:03:59 · answer #6 · answered by uu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, but only a very small ammount. The time taken is more a function of how much liquid is coming at per unit time. The "time delay" between the liquid eaving the faucet and going into the container is pretty small for most applications, and only accounts for, at most, that very small ammount of time. So for most applications, the answer is a most resounding "no".
2006-08-17 16:22:36 · answer #7 · answered by Roger N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Liquid pured into a smaller necked bottle will fill slower than a large mouth bottle or jar because the flow is impeded by the narrow opening.
2006-08-14 03:24:32 · answer #8 · answered by ruthie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be true in circumstances where there is low pressure.in any case the water pressure decreases as the tap goes higher.
2006-08-14 03:05:27 · answer #9 · answered by Maxwell K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it doesnot depend on the height of the tap but the volume of water released by the tap per second.
2006-08-15 18:43:45 · answer #10 · answered by ankuC2500 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋