The cylindrical tube of a spray pump has radius R, one end of which has n fine holes, each of radius r. If the speed of the liquid in the tube is v, the speed of the ejection of the liquid through the holes is
The liquid flow is incompressible and steady. By the principle of conservation of mass, the volume flow rate must be constant throughout the tube. Therefore, the speed v in the tube is related to the speed v' through the holes by the equation πR^2v = nπr^2v', which gives v' = vR^2/nr^2.