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Discussion of “Drag Coefficient and Fall Velocity of Nonspherical Particles” by Prabhata K. Swamee and Chandra Shekhar P. Ojha (May, 1991, Vol. 117, No. 5)

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Volume 118Issue 11November 1992
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Ramón Fuentes
Prof., Hydr. Lab., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Universidad de Los Andes, Apartado 196, Mérida 5101‐A, Venezuela
Mary L. Alonso
Aggregate Prof., School of Chem. Engrg., Universidad Central de Venezuela, Apartado 196, Mérida 5101‐A, Venezuela
Julián Aguirre‐Pe, Member, ASCE
Prof. and Head, Hydr. Lab., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Universidad de Los Andes, Apartado 45, Mérida 5101‐A, Venezuela

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