To control the flow rate of water in the open channel, a sluice gate is constructed that resulted to flow depths of 0.9 m and 0.25 m upstream and downstream from the gate, respectively. Determine the downstream Froude number assuming the flow is steady, frictional effects are negligible and channel is horizontal. A. 7.44 B. 9.81 C. 3.718 D. 2.37 E. None of the above
To control the flow rate of water in the open channel, a sluice gate is constructed that resulted to flow depths of 0.9 m and 0.25 m upstream and downstream from the gate, respectively. Determine the downstream Froude number assuming the flow is steady, frictional effects are negligible and channel is horizontal. A. 7.44 B. 9.81 C. 3.718 D. 2.37 E. None of the above
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To control the flow rate of water in the open channel, a sluice gate is constructed that resulted to flow depths of 0.9 m and 0.25 m upstream and downstream from the gate, respectively. Determine the downstream Froude number assuming the flow is steady, frictional effects are negligible and channel is horizontal.
A. 7.44
B. 9.81
C. 3.718
D. 2.37
E. None of the above
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