A pipe handles a flow rate Q of 24 gpm. Find the minimum inside diameter D that will provide an average fluid velocity v not the exceed 20 ft/s. (Hint: 1 ft³/s = 449 gpm, the pipe flow area A = Q/v, where A is the inner diameter A = x D²/4) O 0.84 in O 0.7 in O 0.64 in O 0.77 in

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A pipe handles a flow rate Q of 24 gpm. Find the minimum inside diameter D that will
provide an average fluid velocity v not the exceed 20 ft/s.
(Hint: 1 ft³/s = 449 gpm, the pipe flow area A = Q/v, where A is the inner diameter A = πx
D²/4)
O 0.84 in
0.7 in
O 0.64 in
O 0.77 in
O 0.032 in
Transcribed Image Text:A pipe handles a flow rate Q of 24 gpm. Find the minimum inside diameter D that will provide an average fluid velocity v not the exceed 20 ft/s. (Hint: 1 ft³/s = 449 gpm, the pipe flow area A = Q/v, where A is the inner diameter A = πx D²/4) O 0.84 in 0.7 in O 0.64 in O 0.77 in O 0.032 in
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