Calculate the velocity of water in a section of horizontal pipe by volume flow rate.

A1v1  Q
Q
v1 
A1
4Q

d12
For the velocity v2 , from Bernoulli’s equation as
1 1
P1   v12  P2   v22
2 2
2
1  4Q  1
P1  P2    2    v22
2  d1  2
2  P1  P2   4Q 
v2   2 
   d1 
2 142 103 Pa  104 103 Pa   4  2.80 103 m3 / s 
  
1000 kg/m3   3.14  0.02 m 2 
 
 16.9 m/s

The diameter of the pipe is given by

A1v1  A2 v2
v1
d 2  d12
v2
8.92 m/s 
  0.02 m 
2

16.9 m/s 
 0.0145 m
 1.45cm

Therefore, the diameter of the pipe is 1.45cm .