clc //initialisation of variables vw= 0.3 //ft/sec dw= 1 //in da= 12 //in ww= 62.3 //lb/ft^3 wa= 0.075 //lb/ft^3 nw= 0.01 //poise na= 0.00018 //poise //CALCULATIONS va= vw*dw*ww*na/(nw*da*wa) //RESULTS printf ('critical velocity of air = %.3f ft/sec',va)