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Similarity and the testing of models

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Fluid Mechanics

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In the previous programme we saw how to find the dimensions of physical quantities, and that quantities which are added, subtracted or equated must have the same dimensions.

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© 1996 Martin Widden

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Widden, M. (1996). Similarity and the testing of models. In: Fluid Mechanics. Foundations of Engineering Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11334-7_8

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