Estimate the energy in joules and kcal (food calories) that a runner supplies to overcome aerodynamic drag

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Estimate the energy in joules and kcal (food calories) that a runner supplies to overcome aerodynamic drag during a 10 km race. The runner runs a 6:30 pace (i.e., each mile takes 6 minutes and 30 seconds). The product of frontal area and coefficient of drag is CD A = 8 ft 2. (One “food calorie” is equivalent to 4186 J.) Assume an air density of 1.22 kg/m3.

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Engineering Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781118880685

11th Edition

Authors: Donald F. Elger, Barbara A. LeBret, Clayton T. Crowe, John A. Robertson

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