Solid Waste Engineering
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ISBN: 9781305635203
Author: Worrell, William A.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.18P
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The highest recovery possible.
To determine
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The air velocity that yields the highest efficiency.
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