Fluid Mechanics
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781259165924
Author: Frank White
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.25P
On a summer day in Narragansett, Rhode Island, the air temperature is 74°F and the barometric pressure is 14.5 lbf/m2. Estimate the air density in kg/m3.
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