Hydraulic Tables, Coefficients, and Formulae, for Finding the Discharge of Water from Orifices, Notches, Weirs, Pipes, and Rivers |
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... INCHES BY 27.8 , AND THE PRODUCT WILL BE THE VELOCITY IN INCHES . TO FIND THE HEIGHT FROM THE VELOCITY , SQUARE THE VELOCITY IN INCHES AND DIVIDE THE SQUARE BY 772.84 , THE QUOTIENT WILL BE THE HEIGHT IN INCHES . See equation ( 1 ) ...
... INCHES BY 27.8 , AND THE PRODUCT WILL BE THE VELOCITY IN INCHES . TO FIND THE HEIGHT FROM THE VELOCITY , SQUARE THE VELOCITY IN INCHES AND DIVIDE THE SQUARE BY 772.84 , THE QUOTIENT WILL BE THE HEIGHT IN INCHES . See equation ( 1 ) ...
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... inches ? Opposite to 11 feet 3 inches , as before , is found 323-007 inches , for the velocity required . EXAMPLE 3. - What height must a heavy body fall through to acquire a velocity of 40 feet per second ? Here 40 feet is equal 486 ...
... inches ? Opposite to 11 feet 3 inches , as before , is found 323-007 inches , for the velocity required . EXAMPLE 3. - What height must a heavy body fall through to acquire a velocity of 40 feet per second ? Here 40 feet is equal 486 ...
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... inches = 34.957 feet ; hence , the discharge is 2 x 34.957 7.768 9 cubic feet . With a coefficient of 956 , the velocity is 2 411.73 inches = 34.31 feet , and × 34.31 7.624 , 9 = These results are the same , practically , cubic feet ...
... inches = 34.957 feet ; hence , the discharge is 2 x 34.957 7.768 9 cubic feet . With a coefficient of 956 , the velocity is 2 411.73 inches = 34.31 feet , and × 34.31 7.624 , 9 = These results are the same , practically , cubic feet ...
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... inches ? 2 3 The expression for the discharge is × A√2g d × Ca { ( 1 + i ) - ( ) } equation ( 48 ) , in which take - d = 9 inches ; h = 4 inches ; A = 17 x 9 = 153 square inches ; and √2 g d , found from TABLE II . = 83.4 inches . ht ...
... inches ? 2 3 The expression for the discharge is × A√2g d × Ca { ( 1 + i ) - ( ) } equation ( 48 ) , in which take - d = 9 inches ; h = 4 inches ; A = 17 x 9 = 153 square inches ; and √2 g d , found from TABLE II . = 83.4 inches . ht ...
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... inches , and the depth of the orifice 9 inches , therefore , in equation ( 31 ) , h = d very nearly ; and , therefore , this result must be multiplied by ' 989 , as shown in that equation ; then 989 x 4-427 = 4.378 cubic feet , which ...
... inches , and the depth of the orifice 9 inches , therefore , in equation ( 31 ) , h = d very nearly ; and , therefore , this result must be multiplied by ' 989 , as shown in that equation ; then 989 x 4-427 = 4.378 cubic feet , which ...
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