Calculate the miles per gallon expected for a car which weighs 2800 lb, has a drag coefficient
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Calculate the miles per gallon expected for a car which weighs 2800 lb, has a drag coefficient of 0.44, a frontal area of 34 square feet, and is traveling at a stead speed of 65 mph up a 15% slope with no wind. Assume the delivery energy is 20% of the fuel energy of gasoline. The heat of combustion/energy content of gasoline is 124,000 Btu/gallon..
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ISBN: 978-0073212227
8th Edition
Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell
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