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 13, Problem 26CP
Consider steady supercritical flow of water through an open rectangular channel at a constant flow rate. Someone claims that the larger is the flow depth, the larger the specific energy of water. Do you agree? Explain.
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