A sharp-edged orifice , 100 mm in diameter, in the vertical wall of the tank, discharges under a constant head of 1.20 meters. The volume of water discharge in 120 seconds weighs 28.20 kN. At a point 0.783 meters below the center of the orifice, the center of the jet is 1.915 meters horizontally from the vena contracta. Compute the coefficient of contraction O a. 0.64 оБ. 0.68 О с. 0.92 O d. 0.97 О е. 0.6
A sharp-edged orifice , 100 mm in diameter, in the vertical wall of the tank, discharges under a constant head of 1.20 meters. The volume of water discharge in 120 seconds weighs 28.20 kN. At a point 0.783 meters below the center of the orifice, the center of the jet is 1.915 meters horizontally from the vena contracta. Compute the coefficient of contraction O a. 0.64 оБ. 0.68 О с. 0.92 O d. 0.97 О е. 0.6
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![A sharp-edged orifice , 100 mm in diameter, in the vertical wall of the tank,
discharges under a constant head of 1.20 meters. The volume of water
discharge in 120 seconds weighs 28.20 kN. At a point 0.783 meters below the
center of the orifice, the center of the jet is 1.915 meters horizontally from the
vena contracta. Compute the coefficient of contraction
O a.
0.64
оБ. 0.68
О с. 0.92
O d. 0.97
О е. 0.6](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F60bc418b-71b2-410d-8552-70cd62c5e4f5%2Fdf5a7075-d86a-48b5-bd7b-f1a1d48c13a8%2Favajs5r_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A sharp-edged orifice , 100 mm in diameter, in the vertical wall of the tank,
discharges under a constant head of 1.20 meters. The volume of water
discharge in 120 seconds weighs 28.20 kN. At a point 0.783 meters below the
center of the orifice, the center of the jet is 1.915 meters horizontally from the
vena contracta. Compute the coefficient of contraction
O a.
0.64
оБ. 0.68
О с. 0.92
O d. 0.97
О е. 0.6
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