Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications
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ISBN: 9781259696534
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., John M. Cimbala
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 8CP
Consider the flow of air at a Mach number of 0.12. Should this flow be approximated as being incompressible?
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