Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications
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Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., John M. Cimbala
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 75P
Water is flowing in a 90° V-shaped cast iron channel with a bottom slope of 0.0018 at a rate of 3 m3/s. Determine if the slope of this channel should be classified as mild, critical or steep for this flow.
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Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications
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