A pipeline carrying oil of specific gravity 0.87 changes in diameter from 200mm diameter at a position A to 500mm diameter at position B which is 4m at a higher level. If the pressures at A and B are 9.81N/cm? and 5.886 N/cm2 respectively and the discharge is 200L/s, determine the loss of head and the direction of flow.

A pipeline carrying oil of specific gravity 0.87 changes in diameter from 200mm diameter at a position A to 500mm diameter at position B which is 4m at a higher level. If the pressures at A and B are 9.81N/cm? and 5.886 N/cm2 respectively and the discharge is 200L/s, determine the loss of head and the direction of flow.

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