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Fuel oil of density 820 kg/m3 flows through a venturi meter having a throat
diameter of 4cm and an entrance diameter of 8 cm. The pressure drop between entrance and throat is 16 cm of mercury. Find the flow. The density of mercury is 13600 kg/m3.
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