A round pipe of varying diameter carries petroleum from a wellhead to a refinery. At the wellhead, the pipe's diameter is 50.9 cm (0.509 m) and the flow speed of the petroleum is 13.3 m/s. At the refinery, the petroleum flows at 5.15 m/s. What is the volume flow rate of the petroleum along the pipe and what is the pipe's diameter at the refinery?
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A round pipe of varying diameter carries petroleum from a wellhead to a refinery. At the wellhead, the pipe's diameter is 50.9 cm (0.509 m) and the flow speed of the petroleum is 13.3 m/s. At the refinery, the petroleum flows at 5.15 m/s. What is the volume flow rate of the petroleum along the pipe and what is the pipe's diameter at the refinery?
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