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Knowing that the body rolls without slipping, determine (a) the velocity of its center G after it has moved 1.5m (b) the friction force required to prevent slipping.
The water exits the boiler as a superheated vapor with a pressure of 1600 psia and a temperature of 1200°F (state 1). Draw the cycle on a T-s diagram and label the cycle states.
An adiabatic pump operating a steady state compresses liquid water from an initial condition of p1 = 10 bar and T1=40°C to a final pressure of 120 bar. Calculate the exit enthalpy (kJ/kg) of the
The cylinder piston and rod diameters are 50.8 and 25.5 repectively. The pressure relief valve setting is 5150 kPa. Determine pressure p2 for a constant cylinder speed if W=10,000 N.
All test specimens were 1.5 inches in diameter and 3 inches long. The failure angles were 22.5 , 32 and 34 degree respectively compute the shear stress on the ultimate failure planes.
Calculate Methane obeys the Virial equation of state Z= 1+BP/(RT), where B=206.4=159/5e133/T Cp of methane is 36.5 J/mol K.
Verify this calculation of drag coefficient. Estimate the distance needed for the bike and rider to decelerate from 15 to 10 m/s while coasting after reaching level road.
Determine for the cycle the mass flow rate of condenser cooling water in kg/h, if the cooling water enters the condenser at 15 oC and exits at 35oC with negligible pressure change.
In order to pass the full pump flow through the valve at the PRV pressure setting, the poppet must move 0.3 cm from its fully closed position. Determine the cracking pressure.
The contact length and force are 2.5 in and 1 ton respectively, and E = 30 MPa and v = 0.3 for both parts. Determine (a) the maximum contact pressure, (b) the width of the contact area.
A storage tank, 26 ft in diameter and 36 ft high, is filled with SAE 30W Oil at 20°C. (a) what is the gauge pressure, in lbf/in2, at the bottom of the tank?
Given that the turbine operates with an isentropic efficiency of 85 %, determine the quality of the steam entering the condenser.
Determine the exergy, in kj, if the system is at rest and zero elevation relative to an exergy reference enviroment for which T0= 20 degrees C, p0= 1 bar.
Assuming a constant pressure specific heat for air of cp = 1.005 kJ/kg.K, and the ratio of specific heats k = 1.4, determine: the rate of refrigeration and the net power input.
Determine whether a small- or large-diameter tube is flowing fluid characterized by a mass flow rate of m_dot. Consider both laminar and turbulent conditions.
If the mass of the landing package was 544 kg, what was the drag coefficient for the parachute? Assume the gravitational acceleration on Mars is 3.72 m/s2.
Determine the required mass flow rate of steam. Also, show the process on a T-s diagram with respect to saturation lines.
What is the average heat transfer coefficient and pressure gradient inside the tube when the tube wall is at 320 K and water enters at 300 K, 1 atm pressure, and flows at a velocity of 3 m/s?
If the outside heat transfer coefficient is approximately 5 W/(m2K), estimate the heat loss from the kiln. Take k = 2.4 W/(mK) for zirconia brick.
What column height of water would be required to measure the inlet to exit pressure difference using a manometer? What would the column height be if the manometer fluid were mercury?
The pressure in the air space above the water is 0.25 MPa gage. The average density of the water is 1000 kg/m3. Determine the pressure of the water at the ground level.
The convective heat-transfer coefficient for wood to still air is 2.5 W/m K, and from moving air to brick is 4 W/mK. The outside ambient temperature, is 25 °C. Determine the overall heat transfe
The ground state total energy, total entropy, and temperature are 5.00 Btu, 0.11690 Btu/R, and 50.0°F, respectively. If the total entropy of the cell must be ten times its ground state value, wh
Determine the discharge temperature and the power required to drive the compressor if the process irreversible and adiabatic.
Calculate the entrance and exit specific flow availabilities if the ground state local environmental temperature and pressure are 20.0°C and 101.3 kPa.