Bernoulli - Head Balance

Total-head balance between two points in an incompressible flow - the classical Bernoulli equation for pump/pipe calculations.

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

\frac{p_1}{\rho g} + \frac{v_1^2}{2g} + z_1 = \frac{p_2}{\rho g} + \frac{v_2^2}{2g} + z_2 + h_f

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$p, v, z$	Pressure, velocity, elevation	Pa, m/s, m
$h_f$	Friction loss between 1 → 2	m

Source: Perry's Handbook Ch. 6

Total-head balance between two points in an incompressible flow - the classical Bernoulli equation for pump/pipe calculations.