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Chilton John Duat

FCE 3.1_23915

LAB 21- Measurement of Stream Velocity

5. Complete the data in the procedure B8 column velocity in m/s


RELEASING POINT LENGTH OF RUN TIME OF RUN VELOCITY
(m) (sec) (m/sec)

1 50 60 secs 0.42
2 mins ( ¿ = 120
1 min
2 50 60 secs 0.83
1 min ( ¿ = 60
1 min
3 50 60 secs 1.67
0.5 min ( ¿ = 30
1 min
4 50 60 secs 1.042
0.8 min ( ¿ = 48
1 min
5 50 60 secs 0.56
1.5 min ( ¿ = 90
1 min
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6.  Do C computations
Formula: V= L/t
RELEASING POINT 1 = V = 50 m / 120 secs = 0.42 m/sec
RELEASING POINT 2 = V = 50 m / 60 secs = 0.83 m/sec
RELEASING POINT 3 = V = 50 m / 30 secs = 1.67 m/sec
RELEASING POINT 4 = V = 50 m / 48 secs = 1.042 m/sec
RELEASING POINT 5 = V = 50 m / 90 secs = 0.56 m/sec

Where n = 5:

V(ave.) = (V1 + V2 + V3 + V4 + V5)/n


= (0.42 m/sec + 0.83 m/sec + 1.67 m/sec + 1.042 m/sec + 0.56 m/sec)/ 5
V(ave.) = 4.522 m/sec/5
V(ave.) = 0.9044 m/sec

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