Questions from Thermal Fluid Science


Q: Commercially available large wind turbines have blade span diameters larger than 100

Commercially available large wind turbines have blade span diameters larger than 100 m and generate over 3 MW of electric power at peak design conditions. Consider a wind turbine with a 75-m blade spa...

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Q: A fan with 24-in-diameter blades moves 2000 cfm

A fan with 24-in-diameter blades moves 2000 cfm (cubic feet per minute) of air at 70°F at sea level. Determine (a) the force required to hold the fan and (b) the minimum power input required for the f...

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Q: Is momentum a vector? If so, in what direction does

Is momentum a vector? If so, in what direction does it point?

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Q: A 3-in-diameter horizontal jet of water, with

A 3-in-diameter horizontal jet of water, with velocity 140 ft/s, strikes a bent plate, which deflects the water by 135° from its original direction. How much force is required to hold the plate agains...

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Q: Firefighters are holding a nozzle at the end of a hose while

Firefighters are holding a nozzle at the end of a hose while trying to extinguish a fire. If the nozzle exit diameter is 8 cm and the water flow rate is 12 m3/min, determine (a) the average water exit...

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Q: A 5-cm-diameter horizontal jet of water with a

A 5-cm-diameter horizontal jet of water with a velocity of 30 m/s relative to the ground strikes a flat plate that is moving in the same direction as the jet at a velocity of 20 m/s. The water splatte...

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Q: Reconsider Prob. 13–32. Using appropriate software, investigate

Reconsider Prob. 13–32. Using appropriate software, investigate the effect of the plate velocity on the force exerted on the plate. Let the plate velocity vary from 0 to 30 m/s, in increments of 3 m/s...

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Q: A room is heated by an iron that is left plugged in

A room is heated by an iron that is left plugged in. Is this a heat or work interaction? Take the entire room, including the iron, as the system.

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Q: A 3-in-diameter horizontal water jet having a velocity

A 3-in-diameter horizontal water jet having a velocity of 90 ft/s strikes a curved plate, which deflects the water 180° at the same speed. Ignoring the frictional effects, determine the for...

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Q: An unloaded helicopter of mass 12,000 kg hovers at sea

An unloaded helicopter of mass 12,000 kg hovers at sea level while it is being loaded. In the unloaded hover mode, the blades rotate at 550 rpm. The horizontal blades above the helicopter cause a 18-m...

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