Question: A boat in a lock with lock door A a water height of 4 . 2 m . Lock door B a height of 6

A boat in a lock with lock door A a water height of 4.2 m. Lock door B a height of 6 m. The
width of the locks is 10 m. Lock A to B (where the boat is moored)60 m long. The boat is 4
m wide, 14 m long, and lies 1.5 m deep in the water. How to do e?
a) Determine the force and power required for the boat to sail at a speed of 10 km/h and a
drag coefficient of 0.6. Also say what things you neglect or assume or something.
b) What is the Reynolds number at this speed? You can use the length of the boat as the
unit of length.
c) Is this a good number for a shipping vessel? Why/why not? How can you further reduce
the hydrostatic resistance? Explain.
d) If the lock gate in A is raised 50 cm in the vertical direction. How long does it take before
the water level in the lock has dropped?
e) If the boat drives backwards and collides with lock door B, a hole of 0.5 m2 in area is
created at a height of 3 m. The door in lock A is closed vertically again but remains stuck at
a height of 10 cm. After a very long time, what is the water level in the lock?

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