Water poured between vessels of different bore
How the width of the outlet and the head of water govern the rate and reach of flow
A tall vessel m is fed through a bent pipe from a reservoir a, drawn at the top of the sheet. The note reasons that a pours 4 boccali an hour while m, whose outlet is a quarter narrower, pours only 3, yet once m fills up the increased weight of water above its outlet raises its flow to 4 boccali an hour as well. A second small diagram of a narrow and a wide container poses the open question of which of the two, n or m, will throw its water the farther.
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Rate of flow from a wide and a narrow outlet (a, m)
The reservoir a pours 4 boccali in one hour; m pours only 3 because its outlet is a quarter narrower. But when the vessel m becomes full, the weight of water above its outlet grows so much that m too discharges 4 boccali an hour.
Which vessel throws water farther (n, m)?
Beside a pair of containers, one narrow and one wide, the note poses a question about the reach of their jets: which of the two, n or m, will throw its water the greater distance from itself?