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080 Gravity Flow in Pipes
080 Gravity Flow in Pipes
12
2
= S.141S9 ft
2
(8) Wetted Perimeter= n
d
12
= 6.28S18 ft
(9) R =
3.14159 ]t
2
6.28318 ]t
= u.S t
For the same pipe flowing half full, the calculation of (R) would similarly be:
(10) R =
3.141S9 ]t
2
2
6.28318 ]t
2
= u.S t
Use the Manning-Pipe software to verify these results. Enter:
[24] in the input cell for pipe diameter ("d")in inches (dont enter the [brackets])
[1] in the input cell for "%" Full
Figure 2 below shows the solution.
Figure 2 Computing "R" for pipe flowing full
Gravity Flow in Pipes - The Manning Formula
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