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From the solar constant (1353 W/m^2) and the average distance between the sun and the earth (r = 1.49x1011m) estimate (a) the total power emitted by the sun, in megawatts, and (b) the mass loss of
The throat has a diameter of 3 cm and the propellant has a ratio of specific heats of 1.2. Calculate the thrust when it is operated at vacuum conditions.
The propulsion system structure and other components have a mass of 20% of the propellant mass. What is the minimum exhaust velocity required for this system to work?
Estimate your final velocity after you have shot all the marbles one at a time. Would you get any benefit (increased velocity) by shooting more than one marble at a time? Explain.
If the input rotational velocity of shaft 1 is 201 rad/s and the input rotational velocity of shaft 2 is 152 rad/s, then what is the output rotational velocity of shaft 5 in rad/s?
What is the minimum carbon concentration (in atome percent) that will cause the alloy to impde the motion of all dislocations?
What is the flow rate of the cooling water in the condenser? You may assume that the cooling water is incompressible, and is at atmospheric pressure = 100 kPa.
Find the intermediate pressure, the turbine work, the back work ratio, and the cycle thermal efficiency. Assume 15 kg/s air flow rate.
Develop an equation for dh/dt where h is the level and t is time. Then solve the equation numerically. Water is at 20 degrees celcius, tank is initially at 10 m high, pipe is 2.6 m long.
This BFW is a "compressed liquid water." How much heat energy, experssed as MBTU/hr., is required to effect this BFW preheat at 75 gal./min. BFW rate? This value is needed to design the heat transfe
The metered mass flow rate of hydrogen in 5.0 kg/s, and 20 kJ/kg heat loss to the atmosphere is estimated. Assuming hydrogen to be an ideal gas, determine the required power input to operate this co
Calculate the internally reversible efficiency using the adiabatic flame temperature for the temperature of the high temperature reservoir and 300K for the temperature of the low temperature reservo
After this force is applied, the length of the cylinder becomes 11.00500cm. Find the stress, strain and elastic modulus to three digits.
There are six 90º elbow (screwed) and two open gate valves. Assume iron fittings. Calculate the total head loss for this section.
Design a combinational circcuit with three inputs x y and z and three outputs A B and C. When the binary input is 0 1 2 3 the binary output is one greater than the input.
Use muller Method to determine the real and complex roots of. And, write a MATLAB script (with comments explaining each and every major step) to implement Muller's method.
Determine d so that the center of percussion will be at point A on the rim of the disk (the point about which the angular momentum is zero).
Determine the power input (hp) and heat transfer rate (Btu/min) during the compression process assuming that it occurs: Isentropically. Isothermally.
An internal combustion engine with clearance volume of 60 cm3 and compression ratio of 8.5 is modeled using the four processes: Find the pressure (kPa), volume (cm3), and temperature (K) at all state
Calculate thermal efficiency (%) of the power plant. What is the mass flow rate (lbm/hr) of steam through the power plant?
Determine the exit temperature of the air and the rate of heat loss from the duct to the attic space. Assume fully-developed flow in the duct throughout.
Compute the heat loss per one meter of pipe length. Now, if the pipe is insulated with foam whose thermal conductivity is 0.04 W/(m K).
A methanol fuelled, turbocharged, north american racing series engine has the following specification Four stroke. Find the engine power output at max engine speed.
Determine a complete set of independent reactions for this system. How many degrees of freedom does this system have?
Show the cycle on at P-v and T-s diagrams. Calculate the net work output per unit mass. Determine the thermal efficiency.