Note also that the velocity of liquid at the surface of the upper reservoir has been set to zero; this is not strictly true because the liquid level in the upper reservoir is dropping, but the speed w...Note also that the velocity of liquid at the surface of the upper reservoir has been set to zero; this is not strictly true because the liquid level in the upper reservoir is dropping, but the speed with which it drops is very slow compared to the siphon velocity v, so we'll set the liquid level velocity to zero as an approximation.