Question: A tornado can be idealized as a Rankine vortex with a core of diameter 3 0 m . The gauge pressure at a radius of

A tornado can be idealized as a Rankine vortex with a core of diameter 30 m. The gauge pressure at a radius of 15 m is 2000 N/m2(that is, the absolute pressure is 2000 N/m2 below atmospheric).(a) Show that the circulation around any circuit surrounding the core is 5485 m2/s.[Hint: Apply the Bernoulli equation between infinity and the edge of the core.](b) Such a tornado is moving at a linear speed of 25 m/s relative to the ground. Find the time required for the gauge pressure to drop from 500 to 2000 N/m2. Neglect compressibility effects and assume an air temperature of 25C.(Note that the tornado causes a sudden decrease of the local atmospheric pressure. The damage to structures is often caused by the resulting excess pressure on the inside of the walls, which can cause a house to explode.)

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