clear; clc; //page no. 302 p = 14.7;//psia T = 60;// degreeF l = 2000;//ft b = 18;//in h = 12;// in v = 10;// fps R_h = (b*h)/(2*12*(b+h)); Re = v*4*R_h*0.0763/(32.2*0.000000375); f = 0.019; h_L = f*(l/(4*R_h))*v^2 /(2*32.2); del_p = 0.0763*h_L; printf('loss of head = %.1f ft of air\n and the pressure drop = %.2f psf = %.3f psi',h_L,del_p,del_p*0.0069);