Question: Problem 3 - Passenger train diesel consumption ( 3 5 pts ) There is a train matching the dimension of the Bombardier Bi - Level

Problem 3- Passenger train diesel consumption (35 pts )
There is a train matching the dimension of the Bombardier Bi-Level Car traveling from Winnepeg to El Paso, a total distance of 1686 miles (2713 km ). The train has a drag coefficient of 1.8. Due to the general nature of train travel, it will cover \(20\%\) of this distance at \(24\mathrm{kph},10\%\) of the distance at 50 kph , and \(70\%\) of the distance at 95 kph . The train will spend a total of 15 hr during this trip waiting at stops.
The train runs on diesel which has an energy density of \(43\mathrm{MJ}/\mathrm{kg}\), and a mass density of \(849\mathrm{~kg}/\mathrm{m}^{3}\). The train burns the fuel at \(80\%\) efficiency. The average temperature and pressure of the air over the journey will be approximately 1 atm and \(23^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\).
(a) How much time will it take the train to make this joumey? (travel, days, 5 pts )
(b) What will the drag force be on this train at each of these three speeds? (Fd.24khh, Fd.50 kph, Fd.\(95\mathrm{skph},\mathrm{KN},15\mathrm{pts}\))
(c) What will be the total energy expended to fight drag force on this journey? (Eravel, MJ,10 pts)
(d) How much diesel fuel volume will the train spend on the joumey to fight drag (Vravel, L,5 pts)
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