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Find the overall efficiency of the pump. Disregard friction and kinetic energy. Find the pressure difference between the inlet and the exit of the pump.
The exhaust mass flow rate is constant at 21 lbm/s. Assuming that the exhaust flow is approximately horizontal, determine the values of the restraining force F(x).
Determine the turbocharger pressure ratio required to increase the air mass into the cylinder by a factor of two compared with nonturbo engine.
The steam exits the turbine at a pressure of 40 kPa and a quality of 0.96. Determine the specific work and mass flowrate of the steam to produce an output of 500 kW.
Given the velocity field V= 10x^2 y i +15 y z j - (3xy-25t) k find identify the value of local and convective component of acceleration in xdirection y direction and z direction.
Can the flow field given by V= (1+x^2) i - 2 x (1+y) j represents a steady and incompressible two dimensional flow? If yes determine the equation of the stream line that passes through (0,0)
The annual cost of operating a heat pump at year-end prices is R, with units of $/yr. Show that the uniform annual costs are?
A four cylinder, four stroke gasoline internal combustion engine has a bore of 9.4 cm and a stroke of 8.6 cm. The clearance volume is 16% of the cylinder volume when at bottom dead center and the cr
Determine the allowable current in a 10 gage (2.59 mm diameter) copper wire that is insulated with a 1 cm - O.D. layer of rubber. The outside heat transfer coefficient is 20 W/m^2K, and the ambient
If a heat pump is used to pump heat from the outside to the house, what minimum power (BTU/s) must be supplied to it?
What are the expressions for the shear, , and the bending moment, , within the beam between points A and B in terms of and , the arbitrary distance to the sectional cut from the beam's left end?
Compare the expressions derived for parts (i) and (ii) for the special case of the outside radius becoming infinite. Explain the different values obtained.
How thick a layer of insulation of thermal conductivity 0.2 W/mK is required to prevent condensation on the outside of the insulation? Take the outside heat transfer coefficient as 11.0 W/m^2K.
A scuba diver has a tank with an internal volume of 2500 cm^3 air tank which is pressurized to 22 MPa at 27 deg C. Find what is the mass of air that the diver has breathed through her lungs during the
An open feedwater heater operates at steady state with liquid water entering at inlet 1 at 50 degrees celsius and 1 MPa. a separate stream of water enters at inlet 2 with m2/m1=0.22 and a pressure o
A hydro-electric plant uses an 85% efficient turbine-generator to produce power from a reservoir with a height of 45 m above the turbine.
Boat A and boat B leave from point O (the origin) at the same time. Boat A is traveling at 20 ft/s 30 degrees west of north. Boat B is traveling at 15 ft/s 45 degrees east of north. How long after
Pump A can empty a tank in four hours, while pump B takes only three hours to empty the tank. how long will it take to empty the tank if both pumps are used simultaneously?
The length of the analysis is 15 years. Compute the simple payback time and the discounted net present value for the proposed design.
An office building where smoking is prohibited has 600 employees. The building is to be maintained at 78 DB and 65 WB and 72 gr per lb. Outside air is to be supplied at 95 DB and 75 WB and 99 gr per
At the beginning of the compression process of an air-standard Otto cycle, P1 = 14.7 lb/in2 and T1 = 530°R. The maximum cycle temperature is 3000°R. Determine the thermal efficiency and mea