Applied Fluid Mechanics (7th Edition)
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Chapter 14, Problem 14.10PP
Water is flowing in a formed, unfinished concrete rectangular channel 3.5 m wide. For a depth of 2.0 m, calculate
the normal discharge and the Froude number of the flow. The channel slope is 0.1 percent
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Chapter 14 Solutions
Applied Fluid Mechanics (7th Edition)
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