Lab 3: Fluid Dynamics

Lab Purpose:
     Determine the rate at which water depletes from a filled bucket through the use of the Bernoulli
     Equation.

Part 1: Experiment
     

Trial	Time
1	17.55 s
2	17.08 s
3	17.54 s
4	17.50 s
5	17.50 s
6	17.46

     Average time is 17.44 seconds.
     Diameter = .62 cm
     Radius = .31 cm

     Volume of water = .473 L
     Height = 8.7 cm

Part 2: Calculation
    
     Volume emptied = .016 ft^3
     Area of drain hole = .06 in^2
     g = 32 ft/s^2
     Height = .25 ft
     Theoretical time to empty = 12.4 s

Part 3: Analyze
    
      Error is measured at 33% making it outside the bounds of uncertainty.
     If we assume the diameter is measured inaccurately, the actual diameter should be .548 cm
     This corresponds to a 13% error in diameter.