A jet of water is striking at the centre of a curved vane moving with – McqOptions

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1.	A jet of water is striking at the centre of a curved vane moving with a uniform velocity in the direction of jet. For the maximum efficiency, the vane velocity is __________ of the jet velocity
A.	one-half
B.	one-third
C.	two-third
D.	three-fourth
Answer» C. two-third

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