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Transcribed Image Text:Problem 5. A Venturi flume with a rectangular cross-section is used to measure the flow
rate from a wastewater treatment plant (Fig. 5). Given that the water depth upstream of
the throat is h1
associated with your calculation?
0.8 m, calculate the corresponding flow rate. What are the assumptions
1 m
0.6 m
Figure 5: Plan view of a Venturi flume that is used to measure the flow rate out of a wastewater
treatment plant.
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