Jurnal Materi dan Pembelajaran Fisika
Vol 15, No 2 (2025): Jurnal Materi dan Pembelajaran Fisika

The Effect of Liquid Density on Fluid Flow Velocity in Bernoulli's Principle

Mukrimatin, Laili (Unknown)
Hayati, Iik (Unknown)
Adistiana, Fibri (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Nov 2025

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of density on fluid flow velocity based on Bernoulli's principle and Torricelli's law. Density was varied by adding cornstarch to water with different concentrations, namely 0 kg, 0.03 kg, 0.06 kg, 0.09 kg, 0.12 kg, and 0.15 kg, at a fixed solution volume (1.5 liters). The experimental method used was a tool in the form of a perforated bottle placed at a fixed height, then the horizontal distance (x) of the first flow of the liquid was measured to calculate the velocity using the parabolic motion formula. Density was calculated from the ratio of mass to volume (ρ=). The results showed that the higher the cornstarch content, the fluid density increased, while the flow distance and velocity tended to decrease. The increase in density was caused by the increase in solid particles in the solution which caused the flow to become slower because the driving force did not change. These findings indicate that density has a significant influence on fluid flow velocity, so it can be concluded that the greater the density of a fluid, the lower the flow velocity. This research supports the understanding that physical factors such as density need to be considered in real flow systems, both in education and engineering applications.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jmpf

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Subject

Education Physics

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The scope of the articles published in Jurnal Materi dan Pembelajaran Fisika (JMPF) deal with a broad range of topics in the fields of physics learning education, learning technologies, assesment of physics education and another section related method of learning in physics education. Physics ...