Water enters the lock of a ship canal through 180 ports


Water enters the lock of a ship canal through 180 ports, each port having a 2 ft by 2 ft cross section. The lock is 900 ft long and 105 ft wide. The lock is designed so that the water surface in it will rise at a maximum rate of 6 ft/min. For this condition, what will be the mean velocity in each port? What are the discharge and mass flow rate?

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Civil Engineering: Water enters the lock of a ship canal through 180 ports
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