A cooling tower, used for cooling recirculating water in a modern steam power plant, is 350 ft
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A cooling tower, used for cooling recirculating water in a modern steam power plant, is 350 ft high and 200 ft average diameter. Estimate the drag on the cooling tower in a 150 mph wind (T = 60°F).
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Engineering Fluid Mechanics
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