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If the lateral surface of the bar is confined and not allowed to contract during loading, find the force that is needed to produce a 1% longitudinal strain. Compare this with the corresponding load
Calculate the thermal efficiency based on the net work and the heat addition. (Check to make sure that it matches the Carnot efficiency)
Determine the temperature of the the steam after the flashing process and the power output from the turbine if the pressure of the steam at the exit of the flash chamber is 1 MPa.
If the angle is made from ASTM A36 structural steel, compute the allowable tensile load based on the AISC specifications.
Determine: T in degree C Rate of entropy production within the feedwater heater In kW/K. Draw a T-s diagram and locate each state (two inlet states and one outlet state).
A rocket launched vertically upward is being monitored by a radar located at a distance 1.2 km from the launch pad. Compute the velocity and acceleration vector at this position.
If the pressure at the final state is 300 kPa, determine (a) the temperature and quality of the steam (if mixture) at the final state and (b) the amount of heat lost from the tanks.
Water (at 4oC) is to be delivered to the top of a ski area for snowmaking purposes. What pump size (in HP) is required to deliver this flow rate?
Determine the thermal efficiency and the rate at which energy is rejected by heat transfer to the cold reservoir, in MW.
If the ground water enters the condenser at 10 degree C (50 degree F), what will be the temperature of the cooling water as it is returned to the ground, in C? Assume Cp = 4.18 kJ/kg k for cooling w
Compare the COP for this refrigeration cycle with the COP of an ideal refrigeration cycle operating between an evaporator pressure of 400 kPa and a condenser pressure of 1400 kPa.
Consider a 4-engine aircraft (2 on each wing) where the probability of an engine failure is 0.001. Draw the reliability block diagram corresponding to this system corresponding to part b.
A gasoline car engine has a compression ratio of 8. Air enters the cylinders of the engines at 60oF. Determine the pressure and temperature at the end of each process in the cycle.
Compute Kappa to determine the agreement between the two ergonomists. Note that K = (Sa - Sef)/(N - Sef). The parentheses are not in the book, but should be.
Air is compressed in a car engine from 22 °C and 95 kPa in a reversible and adiabatic manner. If the compression ratio, V1/V2 of this piston-cylinder device is 8, determine the final temperature o
Determine the total heat added to the water, the total work done and the time for the process. Sketch the 2-step process on a P-v diagram.
A 50kg lid is placed on a 20cm diameter container to form a crude pressure vessel. The initial pressure is 1 atm and the container holds water. At what temperature will the water boil?
What are the corresponding values of tensile strength, yield strength and ductility? If a ductility of 10% is required in the first case, what should the new diameter be?
If the angle of slip direction is 430 and the normal to the slip plane is 610, will the crystal yield if the applied axial force is 7500 psi? What is the yield stress of the crystal?
The cross sectional area is 0.5 cm2 and is of length 50 cm. If the Young's Modulus was observed to be 500 GPa, calculate the new area if the Poisson's ratio is 0.3.?
The mean value of the coefficient of friction is 0.25, and the actuating force is 5 kN. Find the maximum pressure and the torque capacity using the (a) uniform wear (b) uniform pressure models.
A 50 lb. weight is attached to the end of a 10 inch long beam. Determine the natural frequency both for the horizontal and vertical directions. Neglect the mass of the beam.
If the mass is displaced two inches and then released, what will be the deflection after two complete cycles of the resulting vibration?
The rocker of a crank-rocker linkage is to have a length of 500mm and swing through a total angle of 45 degrees with a time ratio of 1.25. Determine a suitable set of dimensions for r1, r2, and r3.
Convectipon coefficient is 12 btu/hrft^2R. Cylinder diameter is 4 in. Calculate heat loss per fin for a base temperature of 450 F and environment temp of 100 F.