Assuming the following velocity distribution in a circular pipe, 1/7 Umax (1-4) ¹7 U = Umax where Umax = maximum velocity, R = radius of pipe, u = velocity at a radius r from the centre of pipe, calculate : (1) The ratio of the mean and the maximum velocity (1) The radius at which the actual velocity equals the mean velocity.
Assuming the following velocity distribution in a circular pipe, 1/7 Umax (1-4) ¹7 U = Umax where Umax = maximum velocity, R = radius of pipe, u = velocity at a radius r from the centre of pipe, calculate : (1) The ratio of the mean and the maximum velocity (1) The radius at which the actual velocity equals the mean velocity.
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Transcribed Image Text:Assuming the following velocity distribution in a circular pipe,
1/7
-(1-4) ¹²
U = Umax
where Umax = maximum velocity, R = radius of pipe, u = velocity at a radius r from the centre of
pipe, calculate:
(1) The ratio of the mean and the maximum velocity
(1) The radius at which the actual velocity equals the mean velocity.
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