Fox and McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
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Author: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell
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Chapter 7, Problem 16P
The speed, V, of a free-surface gravity wave in deep water is a function of wavelength, λ, depth, D, density, ρ, and acceleration of gravity, g. Use dimensional analysis to find the functional dependence of V on the other variables. Express V in the simplest form possible.
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