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A dam in western North Carolina takes a 30 m3 /s flow of water from the Nantahala river and diverts it to a turbine through a 2 m diameter pipe. The elevation drop from the inlet to the exit is 300m
A centerfielder throws a baseball 250 ft from the back wall to second base. It takes 2.84 seconds to reach the base. How high did it get, and at what angle was it originally thrown? (Neglect height
When operating it is necessary to limit the vibration amplitude at resonance to 0.25mm by fitting a viscous damping device in the suspension. Calculate the damping coefficient required.
A wall of thickness 0.1 m and thermal conductivity 25 W/mK having uniform volumetric generation of 0.3 MW/m^3 is insulated on one side, while the other side is exposed to a fluid at 92 degrees C.
A wind tunnel is 6m long and has a cross section of 1m^2. Air flows through at 70m/s at standard sea-level conditions (density = 1.225 kg/m^3, mu = 1.7894E-05). At what angle should the walls diverg
1.Tensile tests were done on a steel bar, an aluminum bar and a plastic bar. The bars all had a diameter of 0.505 inches. The initial length (Lo) for each was 2.000 inches.
Find the elapsed time to vaporize the propane and total work produced. Also find theoretically maximum possible total work output for the given QCOLD, WREV,MAX.
Two dimensional, steady state conduction occurs in a hollow cylindrical solid of thermal conductivity k= 16w/mk outer r - 1m, length 2z0=5m, where the origin of the coordinate systerm is located at
The air passing through the valve has a speed of 300 m/s and a density of 6 kg/m^3. Determine the instantaneous rate of change of density in the tank at t+0.
A specimen of aluminum having a rectangular cross section 10 mm x 12.7 mm (0.4 x 0.5 in.) is pulled in tension with having a 35,000 N (8000 lbf) force, producing only elastic deformation. Calculate
When it is unloaded, the non-prismatic bar is 12 in. long. The loads cause axial strain given by the equation ε=0.04/(x+12), where x is the distance from the left end of the bar in inches.
A rigid vellel with the volume of 10 m3 contains a water-vapor mixture at 400 kPa at 60 percent quality. The pressure is lowered to 300 kPa by cooling the vessel. Find the mass (vapor) at state 2.
Pin A, which is attached to link AB, is constrained to move in the circular slot CD. Knowing that at t=0 the pin starts from rest and moves so that its speed increases at a constant rate of 20mm/s^2
An airplane traveling at 400 mph makes a 90-degree turn about a 2000 ft radius. Calculate the average acceleration (in ft/s2) of the plane.
A spherical tank for storing liquid oxygen on the space shuttle is to be made from stainless steel of 0.80 m outer diameter and 5 mm wall thickness. The boiling point and latent heat of vaporization
A golfer hits a ball, giving it a maximum height of 20 meters. The ball lands 130 meters away at the level which he hit it. What is the initial velocity (neglect air resistance)?
A prismatic bar is subjected to loads that cause uniform axial strains ε=0.002 in its left half and ε=-0.004 in its right half. What is the resulting change in length of the 28-in b
An airplane is flying due south at 500 miles per hour at 35,000 feet altitude, straight and horizontally. A second airplane is initially 40 miles due east of the first plane, also at 35,000 feet alt
If the oxygen undergoes adiabatic expansion through the nozzle and assuming constant specific heat at room temperature, what is the max velocity of oxygen at the outlet?
How much 235U was consumed on a IO,OOO-nautical-mile voyage at an average speed of 20 knots? This is equivalent to how many barrels of 6.5-million-Btu/barrel bunker-C oil?
If density of air is 1.2 kg/m^3 at the inlet and 1.05 kg/m^3 at the exit, determine the percentage increase in the velocity of air as it flows through the hair dryer.
Calculate the stresses using the thin wall assumption, and the internal diameter. Calculate the stresses using the thin wall assumption and the mean diameter.
Determine (a) the velocity of air through the fan (m/s), (b) the force required to hold the fan in place and (b) the minimum power (hp) input required for the fan.
A mass of 5kg of saturated liquid-vapor mixture of water is contained in a piston-cylinder device at 125kPa. Why is the last heating process an isobar?
Dislocation densities of 10E7 & 10E11 cm-2 are typical for annealed and deformed Ni, respectively. For each case, what is the Average spacing between dislocation lines?