Fox and McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
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ISBN: 9781118912652
Author: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 6, Problem 37P
If each gauge shows the same reading for a flow rate of 1.00 cfs, what is the diameter of the constriction?
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