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Old 10-10-2010, 10:09 AM   #3 (permalink)
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20,000,000 seems awfully high. From memory (it's been a long time . . .) the rule of thumb for Reynolds number at STP was 10,000 X MPH X length in feet, which would yield 10K X 60 X 14 = 8,400,000. This seems more reasonable to me.
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