Fluid Mechanics
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780073398273
Author: Frank M. White
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.7P
Convert the following inappropriate quantities into SI units: (a) 2.283 E7 U.S, gallons per day; (b) 4.5 furlongs per minute (racehorse speed); and (c) 72,800 avoirdupois ounces per acre.
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