Fox and McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781118912652
Author: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 1, Problem 16P
A fluid occupying 3.2m3 has a mass of 4 Mg. Calculate its density and specific volume in SI, EE, and BG units.
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