1. A nozzle can be a device on the end of a pipe or hose that tapers to a smaller diameter in order to increase the fluid velocity; or
2. A nozzle can be a piece of pipe welded to a pressure vessel, serving as an inlet or outlet to the vessel.
These concepts, and the design methods for each, are quite different.
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