Fox and McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
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Author: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 5, Problem 6P
The x component of velocity in a steady, incompressible flow field in the xy plane is u = A/x, where A = 2 m2/s, and x is measured in meters. Find the simplest y component of velocity for this flow field.
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