FLUID MECHANICS FUNDAMENTALS+APPS
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Chapter 1, Problem 41P
The gas tank of a car is filled with a nozzle that discharge gasoline at a constant flow rate. Based on unit considerations of quantities, obtain a relation for the filling time in terms of the volume V of the tank (in L) and the discharge rate of gasoline (V, in L/s).
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