A Pitot tube (coefficient = 1.0) is used to measure the velocity of an air mass of density 1.2 kg/m³. If the head difference in a vertical u-tube manometer filled with water is 12 mm, then the velocity of air (in m/s) is

A Pitot tube (coefficient = 1.0) is used to measure the velocity of an air mass of density 1.2 kg/m³. If the head difference in a vertical u-tube manometer filled with water is 12 mm, then the velocity of air (in m/s) is

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