Problem 1: Three pipes of different length and diameters connected in series as shown discharges 160 liters per second. If the roughness coefficient n = 0.012 and disregarding minor losses. Determine the head loss in pipe 2.

Problem 1: Three pipes of different length and diameters connected in series as shown discharges 160 liters per second. If the roughness coefficient n = 0.012 and disregarding minor losses. Determine the head loss in pipe 2.

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