wo sections, A and B, are 0.5 km apart along a 0.05 m diameter rough concrete pipe. A is 115 m higher than B, the water temperature is 4 °C, and the pressure heads measured at A and B are 21.7 m and 76.1 m, respectively. Assume minor losses are negligible. Determine the flow rate through the pipe

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Two sections, A and B, are 0.5 km apart along a 0.05 m diameter rough concrete pipe. A is 115 m higher
than B, the water temperature is 4 °C, and the pressure heads measured at A and B are 21.7 m and 76.1 m,
respectively. Assume minor losses are negligible. Determine the flow rate through the pipe

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