A flat-bottomed barge, (80 mathrm{ft}) long and (35 mathrm{ft}) wide, submerged to a depth of (5 mathrm{ft}),

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A flat-bottomed barge, \(80 \mathrm{ft}\) long and \(35 \mathrm{ft}\) wide, submerged to a depth of \(5 \mathrm{ft}\), is to be pushed up a river at \(60^{\circ} \mathrm{F}\). Estimate and plot the power required to overcome skin friction for speeds ranging up to \(15 \mathrm{mph}\).

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Fox And McDonald's Introduction To Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781118912652

9th Edition

Authors: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell

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