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Torricelli Outflow Speed

v = sqrt(2·g·h)

What it says

Torricelli's law gives the efflux speed of fluid draining through an orifice a height h below the free surface.

Symbols

SymbolQuantityDimension
vOutflow speed (m/s)L T^-1
gGravitational acceleration (9.80665 m/s^2)L T^-2
hHead height (m)L

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