(c) The outflow rate (ft3/s) and storage (ft³/s-hr) for an emergency spillway of a certain reservoir are linearly related by Q = S/3, where the numeral 3 has units of an hour. Use this information and the continuity equation to determine the peak outflow from the reservoir for the following inflow event. Time (hr) Inflow (ft³/s) 0 0.0 2 400 4 600 6 200 8 0.0
(c) The outflow rate (ft3/s) and storage (ft³/s-hr) for an emergency spillway of a certain reservoir are linearly related by Q = S/3, where the numeral 3 has units of an hour. Use this information and the continuity equation to determine the peak outflow from the reservoir for the following inflow event. Time (hr) Inflow (ft³/s) 0 0.0 2 400 4 600 6 200 8 0.0
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(c) The outflow rate (ft³/s) and storage (ft³/s-hr) for an emergency spillway of a certain reservoir are linearly related by Q
S/3, where the numeral 3 has units of an hour. Use this information and the continuity equation to determine the peak
outflow from the reservoir for the following inflow event.
Time (hr)
Inflow (ft³/s)
0
0.0
2
400
4
600
6
200
8
0.0](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F20d14e5a-10aa-445a-be43-55c685e574e8%2F51330e40-8dce-48ad-a5d8-025826c5bd5c%2Fe0mhsm9_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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(c) The outflow rate (ft³/s) and storage (ft³/s-hr) for an emergency spillway of a certain reservoir are linearly related by Q
S/3, where the numeral 3 has units of an hour. Use this information and the continuity equation to determine the peak
outflow from the reservoir for the following inflow event.
Time (hr)
Inflow (ft³/s)
0
0.0
2
400
4
600
6
200
8
0.0
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