//example 12.4 //page 454 clc; funcprot(0); //initialisation of variable Q=500/449; D=8/12; pi=3.14; g=32.2; N=1800;//rpm A=pi*D^2/4; V=Q/A; f=0.022//from chart HL=V^2/2/g*(12.1+224.9*f); hs=HL+119.4; Ns=N*sqroot(Q*449)/hs^0.75; disp(Ns,"specific speed (rpm)"); clear