Discussion of “Exact Analytical Solutions of the Colebrook-White Equation” by Yozo Mikata and Walter S. Walczak
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Received: Dec 22, 2015
Accepted: Aug 9, 2016
Published online: Jun 15, 2017
Published in print: Sep 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Nov 15, 2017
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