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A Parshall flume is to be designed to measure the discharge in a channel. If the...

A Parshall flume is to be designed to measure the discharge in a channel. If the design flowrate is 1 m3 /sec, determine the width of the flume to be used such that the depth of flow immediately upstream of the throat under design conditions is 1 m.

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