Re: [asa] Re: Slug

On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:29:37 -0500 "Glenn Morton"
<glennmorton@entouch.net> writes:
>
> Now, I have seen higher values cited on the web, but they appear not
> to have
> been actual measurements. If you know of a higher velocity actually
> measured
> by some physical means, I would be delighted to stand corrected.
>
>
I'm not even looking, for I am sure that no one has ever stood at the
crest of Niagara Falls with any sort of speedometer. I took a number from
a site. I did find one bit of information that may apply more broadly. At
www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/faqs/tunlfaqs.html I found, with a head of
about 500': ... Maximum water velocity in the spillway tunnels is about
175 feet per second, ...
Which should come out about 120 mph. This is not an open stream, but the
head should make a difference anywhere it's encountered.

But now I've got other things to do, and there are those getting bored,
so I'll quit this line.
Dave

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Received on Tue Jun 20 17:15:27 2006