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4 cards from this section. Quick, good the night before a test.
What is the formula for discharge ratio?
Think about the relationship between volume and time.
Define Froude Number in your own words.
Consider how it relates to flow conditions.
What must be equal in both the model and prototype for Froude similarity?
This number relates inertial to gravitational forces.
True or False: Discharge is the product of area and velocity.
Think about how flow is quantified through an area.
A prototype has a discharge of 300 m³/s with a horizontal scale ratio of 1:100 and a vertical ratio of 1:50. Calculate the model discharge.
Focus on how each scale affects the discharge calculation.
If the Froude number for the prototype is 0.8, what does this imply about the model's design requirements?
Think about how maintaining ratios affects fluid similarity.
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