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If the mercury level in the manometer is higher on the side open to atmospheric pressure (as compared to the side connected to the air duct), is the pressure inside the duct above or below atmospher
The water side of the wall of a 70-m long dam is quarter circle with radius of 7-m. Determine the hydrostatic force on the dam and its line of action when the dam is filled to the rim.
Determine the power required by the compressor and the rate of exergy destruction {kW}. Ignore the effects of motion and gravity.
The rigid bar is orginally horizonal and is supported by two cables each having a cross-sectional area of 0.05in^2, and E=31(10^3) ksi. Determine the slight roatation of the bar when the uniform lo
A refrigeration cycle is a reversed heat engine. Which of the following has the maximum value of the co-efficient of performance (COP) for a given refrigeration effect?
Air enters a constant-diameter tube with an average velocity of 2 m/s at a temperature of 400 K and a pressure of 0.12 MPa. The air exits the tube at a temperature of 350 K and a pressure of 0.10 M
Air is contained in a vertical cylinder fitted with a frictionless piston and a set of stops as shown in the sketch (distance between the piston and the stops is 0.6 m and distance between the stops
The central cubical area of an office building at sea level has a floor area of 4000 ft2 and is occupied by 30 people who each produce 200 Btu/h of sensible heat. What are the sensible and total loa
A seaplane is flying at 100 mph through air at 45 F. At what distance from the leading edge of the underside of the fuselage does the boundary layer transition to turbulence?
Air at 120 kPa and 260 K is compressed steadily to 575 kPa and 405 K. The mass flow rate of air through the compressor is 0.025 kg/s. A heat loss of 15 kJ/kg occurs during the process.
Calculate the max deflection in a titanium alloy cantilever beam that can support a 100N load at the end of the beam without plastic deformation?
A stationary probe is placed in a fluid flow and measures pressure and temperature as functions of time at one location in the flow. Is this a lagrangian or an Eulerian measurement? Explain.
How many lbf does it take for a 4.0 x 103 lbm car to achieve 0 to 60 mph in 10. seconds? Use F=ma, where a is acceleration defined as change in velocity per time, F is the force, and m is the mass.
By what percent would the plane have been under-fueled for its journey? Be sure to distinguish between weight and mass quantities in your calculations.
The solid A-36 steel shaft has a diameter of 0.75 inches. If it is subjected to the torques shown, determine the max shear stress developed in the shaft. The bearings at A and F allow free rotation
What is the weight of the rover as it rolls off the lander's platform (the lander is the protective shell that houses the rover during landing)?
A race car that weighs 2740 lb is on a circular portion of a track with a radius of r=310 ft. The race car is traveling at v0=95.0 mph when it begins to decelerate such that its tangential component
Two 5 cm diameter, 15 cm long aluminum bars (k = 176 W/m*K) with ground surfaces are pressed against each other with a pressure of 20 atm. The bars are enclosed in an insulation sleeve and , thus he
What is the range of frequencies where the power spectrum can be evaluated. What is the frequency resolution for the power spectrum plot.
Sandbag is released from hot air balloon at an altitude of 1312ft. The net effect of gravity and aerodynamic friction produces an acceleration for the falling sandbag of the form a=g-cv^2, where g i
A shaft of radius R and length L is subjected to a UNIFORMLY distributed shear. The shaft is fixed at one end and not the other. What would be an expression for the maximum shear stress and an expre
Determine the radius of curvature of the trajectory and the time rate of chance of the speed a) just after release b) at the apex c) 2 sceonds after release.
When the three blocks are released from rest, they accelerate with a magnitude of 0.660 m/s2. Block 1 has mass M, block 2 has 4M, and block 3 has 4M. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction betw
Estimate the radiant heat transfer from the wire. You can assume that the surface temperature of the wire is approximately 750°C and that the wire is a thermal black body.