Here, a 1:10 scale prototype of a propeller on a ship is to be tested in a water channel. What would the rotating speed of the model be if the rotational speed of the p propeller is 2000 rpm, and if: (a) the Froude number governs the model-prototype similarity (b) Reynolds number governs the similarity

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Here, a 1:10 scale prototype of a propeller on a ship is to be tested in a water channel. What would the rotating speed of the model be if the rotational speed of the p propeller is 2000 rpm, and if: 
(a) the Froude number governs the model-prototype similarity
(b) Reynolds number governs the similarity

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