Water flowing in a positive x-direction passes through a 90 elbow in a 6-inch-diameter pipeline and heads

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Water flowing in a positive x-direction passes through a 90° elbow in a 6-inch-diameter pipeline and heads in a positive y-direction with a flow rate of 3.05 ft3/sec. Compute the magnitude and direction of the force exerted by the elbow. The pressure upstream of the elbow is 15.l psi; just downstream it is 14.8 psi.
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Fundamentals Of Hydraulic Engineering Systems

ISBN: 978-0136016380

4th Edition

Authors: Robert J. Houghtalen, A. Osman H. Akan, Ned H. C. Hwang

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