Question: 2 . Short Answer ( work and answers on separate sheet ) . Each of the following problems are worth 3 points. a ) Determine

2. Short Answer (work and answers on separate sheet). Each of the following problems are worth 3 points.
a) Determine in pounds the drag on a bicyclist racing to ME120 at 18 mph into a 12 mph headwind of \(59^{\circ}\mathrm{F}\) air (the bicyclist is in a racing position and the wind is blowing towards them). Also determine the horsepower to overcome this drag. 1 mile =5280 feet.
b) The density of air in Table 1.8 is \(1.23\mathrm{~kg}/\mathrm{m}^{3}\). What's a typical high altitude air density? Calculate air's density at a an elevation where the temperature is \(-30^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\) and the absolute pressure is 41 kPa
c) Air's drag force on the roof of a moving van is 18.5 pounds. The roof's dimensions are 8 feet by 12 feet. Determine the direction and magnitude air's shear on the roof.
d) Pipe A contains gasoline while pipe B contains SAE 30 oil. The gasoline at point \( A \) is at gage pressure 36.4 kPa . The two pipes are connected by a manometer. Determine the gage pressure at point \( B \). Use values from Tables 1.6 in your calculations.
e) A boxy car moves at 7.5
\(\mathrm{mph}(11\mathrm{feet}/\mathrm{sec})\) through still \(59^{\circ}\mathrm{F}\) standard air. The top of the car is essentially a flat plate of length 7 feet and width 6 feet. Determine the air Reynolds number at the car roof's trailing (i.e. rear) edge
f) For the car in problem 2 e, determine the boundary layer height in inches at the rear edge of the car's roof.
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